A UK Tourist Tax Is ‘Long Overdue’ | Lord McConnell

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“I would have preferred in its initial stages for it to be capped at the national level rather than this…voluntary agreement amongst the mayors that they will not go above 5 per cent.” Government plans will grant local mayors the power to levy a 5 per cent "tourist tax" on hotel and Airbnb stays, but it is better to tax tourism than other things, says former Labour First Minister of Scotland, Lord McConnell. Lord McConnell and Baroness Morgan were speaking to Rosie Wright and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Friday-Sunday, 6-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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