Posted on 11/01/2019 16:38
Has anyone else heard about the proposed tourist tax to be set by Edinburgh council. Apparently it will cover all types of accommodation so will affect the Edinburgh club site. The proposed fee is £2 per head which seems very steep.
We are used to paying this type of tax in France but that is generally only a few cents
Posted on 11/01/2019 16:44
Posted on 11/01/2019 16:46 byAccording to the BBC News web page, the proposed tax will be £2 per room, per night or alternatively, 2% of the room rate.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-46797446
Posted on 11/01/2019 16:54
Not surprised. Been considered by a number of cities.
Even day trippers will be caught in Venice where they are intending to charge 10 euros per day!
Will be interesting to see which cities in UK introduce a charge bearing in mind some city centres, although not Edinburgh, are struggling.
Posted on 11/01/2019 16:55
In the case of camping and caravanning sites, presumably we'd be looking at 2% of our site fees which doesn't amount to very much. More admin and aggro for site operators, though, especially CL owners.
Wonder if they’ll find a way to make wildcampers pay?
harryb
Caravanner from Nottinghamshire