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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Edinburgh to introduce tourist tax for overnight stays

People watch a performer during the Edinburgh festival fringe on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh.
People watch a performer during the Edinburgh festival fringe on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Photograph: Arch White/Alamy

Hotels, short-term lets and campsites in Edinburgh will start charging a visitor levy on all overnight stays in May, in a phased introduction to the scheme.

The levy, the first mandatory city-wide scheme in the UK, will be payable on all stays from July next year that are booked from 1 May onwards.

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