Survey finds nearly 70 per cent of Edinburgh businesses back a tourist tax
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The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce today announced its findings of a recent survey of members regarding the potential introduction of a Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) in Edinburgh.
The survey yielded views from 200 businesses and organisations from across the city, from a range of industries including hospitality, financial services, creative industries and transport.
The research found that:
69 per cent of businesses would support the introduction of a TVL
79 per cent would support a TVL if the funds were ring-fenced for infrastructure investment in Edinburgh
Support varied between industries, from 50 per cent in the hospitality sector to 81 per cent of financial services companies and 93 per cent of third sector organisations
The form of levy most favoured was a ‘per person, per night’ charge – as used in many European countries including Spain, Austria, Croatia, France and Bulgaria
The vast majority of respondents - 87 per cent - would like the option to review the TVL after a set period of time
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