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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nina Lloyd

Mayors to be given power to impose tourist tax

Angela Rayner will meet with mayors in No 10 North before further details of the policy are announced (Jack Taylor/PA) - (PA Wire)

Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday.

The levy will be decided by local leaders and charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation to overnight visitors, rather than a flat fee, which the Government argues will protect budget holidays.

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