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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Natalie Wilson

Edinburgh set to introduce tourist tax in bid to raise £50m a year

Guests in the Scottish capital will have to pay a five per cent visitor levy to stay overnight - (Getty Images)

Edinburgh is set to introduce a tourist tax on accommodation in a bid to raise up to £50 million a year towards improving the city.

If agreed, from 24 July 2026, guests in the Scottish capital will have to pay a five per cent visitor levy to stay overnight.

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