Jeremy Vine caller demands tourism tax for UK beauty spots
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A planned tourist tax in Wales would put off holidaymakers, a new poll of Express.co.uk readers has found. Visitors to Wales could be charged an additional fee to stay overnight in the country. The Welsh government launched a public consultation earlier this month on the proposal to introduce a tourism levy.
The tax would help create “sustainable tourism” in Wales and would apply to all overnight guests, including Welsh holidaymakers.
The Welsh government claim the fee would be a very small proportion of a visitor’s overall spending in the country, and would be optional for local authorities “according to the needs of their communities”.
Plaid Cymru’s Cefin …