Welsh plans for a tourism tax on people staying overnight have started to provoke controversy across the border. The Welsh Government's plans are intended to help provide funds for local authorities to deal with the costs of infrastructure and services for visitors.
The tax will be paid by people of all nationalities, including people from Wales, but it has been described as "reflecting an anti-English agenda" by Ashford Price, membership secretary of the Welsh Association of Visitor Attractions, who said tourism businesses are worried and some are withholding investment plans until more is known.
The Manchester Evening News reported the controversy informing its readers that people from Manchester would soon have to pay a tax to visit Wales. It provoked more than a thousand comments. Many have claimed it would put them off visiting our beautiful country.
