Scottish Ministers have been urged by Edinburgh's councillors to step up efforts to devolve tourism tax powers it is claimed could raise up to £35 million a year for the city.
Council leader Cammy Day called for pressure to be put on the Scottish Government so the levy can be introduced as soon as is possible.
He said Manchester introduced a visitor charge "using its devolved powers" — but councillors were quick to point out this had been set up by businesses and the council there did not have a direct say over how the revenue raised was spent.
