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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘Tax the day trippers too’, say readers as UK tourist tax sparks debate

Mayors in England will be soon be given the power to introduce an overnight visitor levy on tourists, in line with rules already in place in Scotland and Wales.

Our recent Travel Insider newsletter on the introduction of tourist taxes in Edinburgh prompted a wave of reader emails, and while most agreed with the principle, opinion split sharply over who should actually be paying.

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