Editor’s Viewpoint: Government Must Listen or Face the Consequences
By Peter Adams, Editor, CLH News. It would appear that much of my editor’s columns in recent weeks are taken up with “government bashing” in…
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Greater Manchester Mayor Calls for Mandatory Tourist Levy
Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, has called for the introduction of a compulsory tourist levy for visitors staying in the city’s hotels, replacing the current…
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SLTA Highlights Downside Of Edinburgh’s Tourist Tax
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has expressed concern that the 5% visitor levy proposed by the City of Edinburgh Council will do nothing to…
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SLTA Calls On Government To Admit That New ‘Visitor Levy’ Is A ‘Tax’ On Business
The SLTA (Scottish Licensed Trade Association) has said that the Scottish Government should stop calling its forthcoming tourist tax a “visitor levy”, with Colin Wilkinson,…
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Vote Confirms No Visitor Levy In Place In Scotland Until 2026 – At The Earliest
The Visitor Levy Bill, passed today by the Scottish Parliament, brings to a close a decade-long debate on whether councils should have the power to…
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Bournemouth To Introduce Tourist Tax From July 1st
BOURNEMOUTH, Christchurch and Poole are set to be the first coastal region to introduct a tourist tax which could generate more than £12 million over…
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Manchester’s ‘Tourist Tax’ Raises £2.8m After First Year
Manchester’s new so-called ‘tourist tax’ has raised almost £3 million during its first year, it has been revealed. The City Visitor Charge, a £1 per…
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Over 5,000 Representations To MPs Fuel Push For Vat Reduction In Spring Budget
The #LeaveNoOneBehind Campaign has ignited a powerful wave of advocacy across the UK, as thousands of businesses and supporters unite to implore their MPs to…
Read more...Tourist Tax May Not Be Overturned In Spring Budget Minister Warns
A government minister has played down speculation that the tax-free shopping scheme for overseas tourists could be reinstated in next week’s Budget. Nigel Huddleston, the…
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Mini-Budget 2022: Tax Giveaway Is A Boost For Business, But Will It Drive Growth Or Fuel Inflation?
By Richard Godmon, tax partner at accountancy firm, Menzies LLP (www.menzies.co.uk) Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced a comprehensive wave of tax cuts and other incentives…
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IoH Members Reject a Welsh ‘Tourism Tax’
Read and download the IoH Research report here. Ahead of the Welsh Government’s planned, formal public consultation on draft legislative proposals for a visitor levy…
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Chancellor Announces Biggest Package of Tax Cuts in Generations
The Chancellor today (Friday 23 September) unveiled his Growth Plan to release the huge potential in the British economy by tackling high energy costs and inflation and delivering higher productivity and wages.
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Proposed VAT Cut to Ease Cost of Living Crisis?
A cut in VAT has been proposed by No 10 Downing Street to curb inflation and help households with the cost-of-living crisis, according to a…
Read more...UKHospitality Calls for UK Online Sales Tax
In its response to the Government’s consultation on the introduction to an online sales tax, UKHospitality says that due consideration must be given to property-based…
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Institute of Alcohol Studies Call for Higher Alcohol Taxes
The Institute of alcohol studies has called for an increase in alcohol taxes saying that alcohol taxes could benefit the UK economy. In a study…
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