A “tourist tax” on hotels that start next year will be implemented in Edinburgh, Scotland – a scoop in the United Kingdom.
At the end of January, the city of Edinburgh Council decided to continue with 5% per night costs Overnight accommodations Within the city. The tax will take effect on July 24, 2026.
The new tax is “a payment of 5% on the costs of the paid, at night accommodation. The levy is charged before VAT and will not be charged on extras such as parking, meals, drinks or transport,” said The website for the city for the city of the Edinburgh council.
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This reimbursement does not only apply to Hotelssaid the website.
It will also be levied on “independent apartments, aparthotels, bed and breakfasts, guesthouses, hostels, student (rental)-all when (rented) to visitors and non-dinners, vehicles or boats (ships), which usually stay up One place, vacation/short term (rental) and caravan/campsites, “said the city’s website.
Visitors to Edinburgh will have to pay a new tax on accommodations. (Michael Wolchover/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty images)
The tax will be covered after the first five consecutive nights, said the city’s website.
Although it is called a “tourist tax”, everyone who pays for accommodation in Edinburgh will have to pay for whatever reason.
“Everyone who stays in paid nocturnal accommodation in Edinburgh needs (s) the levy,” said the council’s website.
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“This includes tourists, people who stay for work or the city for other reasons. This includes British and Scottish inhabitants.”
The municipality of the city of Edinburgh believes that The new tax Will pick up around £ 50 million (around $ 63 million in US dollars) per year.
The tax is expected to deliver millions of dollars every year. (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty images)
Alderman Jane Meagher, leader of the city council, called the new tax a ‘historical moment for Edinburgh’.
She continued: “The introduction of this groundbreaking visitor Levy means realizing a one-off opportunity to invest tens of millions of pounds to improve and support things that make our city such a great place to attend and to live in all year round.
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Meagher praised the tax and said it has a “huge amount of support, not least from locals.”
However, not everyone is enthusiastic about the changes.
The tax was criticized by some who say it will make the city less attractive for tourists. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Leon Thompson, Ukhospitality Scotland Executive Director, expressed his disapproval of the new tax and said it will make the city less competitive as a tourist destination.
“Our fundamental concern has always been that this tax will only serve to make visitor trips to Edinburgh more expensive, ultimately reduce their expenses in the broader visitor’s economy and to be shocked,” he said in a statement.
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“It is now the task of the Council to use these funds wisely to improve the attractiveness of the capital as a visitor destination and to limit the impact of the levy on companies.”
