The UK city on the brink of imposing 7% tourist tax on holidaymakers
Just last week Edinburgh became the first Scottish city to introduce a tourist tax in a move designed to raise £50m annually ...
Scots mum warned she could be trapped in temporary accommodation 'for years' due to housing crisis
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Two-thirds of Scottish councils considering local visitor levy after roll out of Edinburgh scheme
Two-thirds of local authorities in Scotland are considering introducing a visitor levy following confirmation of the country’s first scheme in Edinburgh, a study has found.
'There are unanswered questions over how schemes work'
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 ...
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Two-thirds of councils considering a visitor levy
Two-thirds of local authorities in Scotland are considering a Visitor Levy, or tourist tax, following confirmation of the ...
Falkirk council say tourist tax could bring in more than £1 million a year
The council is looking at options for a visitor levy similar to those set to be introduced in Edinburgh, with Falkirk's ...
Edinburgh Labour councillor suspended after 'internal disciplinary investigation'
The Edinburgh Labour Group decided to punish councillor Faccenda for breaking rank, with the councillor now being suspended ...
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Short Term Let owners in North Berwick face parking permit bills of £750 a year
Short term holiday flat owners in North Berwick could have to pay up to £750 a year for guest to park outside their properties under new parking permit plans. The local authority is introducing a new ...
Edinburgh's already an expensive city... this tourist tax risks chopping off access to all but the wealthy elite
It was, by any measure, a remarkable coup - a politician pulling off the seemingly impossible by announcing a new tax which ...
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UK: Rosebank oilfield go-ahead decision ruled unlawful by Edinburgh court
Decisions to greenlight development in the Rosebank oilfield and Jackdaw gas fields have been ruled unlawful, because developers “had not taken into account the carbon emissions created by burning any ...
Second Scottish city in talks to introduce a tourist tax
The meeting comes days after Edinburgh announced it voted to introduce a five per cent surcharge on overnight stays in the city – Scotlands’s first-ever tourist tax. Visitors will pay the levy in the ...
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Statistics show that Edinburgh city is among the worst public authorities in Scotland for functioning electric vehicle charging points
STATISTICS shared by ChargePlace Scotland show that Edinburgh is one of the lowest ranking areas for uptime on electric car ...