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Plans for a proposed 7% "tourist tax" in Aberdeen will be considered by councillors next week. The visitor levy allows ...

It was hailed as a “historic moment” for Edinburgh. After years of debate and delay, City of Edinburgh Council has approved a visitor levy scheme which from July 24, 2026, will see a 5% fee applied to ...

Two-thirds of local authorities in Scotland are considering a Visitor Levy, or tourist tax, following confirmation of the ...

Falkirk currently attracts over 800,000 unique visitors a year, with over 500,000 of those staying overnight - contributing ...

The council is looking at options for a visitor levy similar to those set to be introduced in Edinburgh, with Falkirk's ...

A Labour mayor has threatened a brutal tourist tax on visitors to a major UK city. David Skaith, the mayor of York and North ...

Edinburgh will bring in a tourist tax in 2026 for overnight stays to help invest in improvements to services for residents ...

Every year, millions of tourists flock to Scotland to enjoy scenic vistas, ancient buildings, and the nearly seven million ...

It was, by any measure, a remarkable coup - a politician pulling off the seemingly impossible by announcing a new tax which ...

It comes after Scotland's first tourist tax was approved in Edinburgh, with the 5% levy commencing from July 2026. The ...