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David Lynch

No plans for England tourism tax, No 10 insists, after claims Rayner backed one

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is reported to have been rebuffed after calling for a tourism tax in England (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

There are “no plans” to introduce a tourism tax in England, Downing Street said, amid claims that Angela Rayner’s efforts to bring one in were rebuffed by the Treasury.

The Deputy Prime Minister has been pushing for councils to be allowed to introduce a tax on tourism in their areas as part of the Government’s devolution agenda, according to several media reports.

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