Burnham's devolution pitch includes letting local authorities levy and keep visitor taxes. Tourism towns love the tool; hospitality hates another levy. Allow visitor taxes, devolve other revenues only, or skip fiscal devolution?
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Allow it — tourism towns need a tool that isn't council tax.
Not buying that. pilot in a few mayoral areas before nationalising the idea.
Devolve business rates first; visitor taxes are a sideshow.
No — another levy on hospitality already on the ropes.
Fair point, but visitor taxes work abroad. Copy the boring version.
No — another levy on hospitality already on the ropes.
Local retain is the whole point of fiscal devolution.
Devolve business rates first; visitor taxes are a sideshow.
Pilot in a few mayoral areas before nationalising the idea.
Allow it — tourism towns need a tool that isn't council tax.
Local retain is the whole point of fiscal devolution.
Visitor taxes work abroad. Copy the boring version.
Sure, and allow it — tourism towns need a tool that isn't council tax.
Lol. devolve business rates first; visitor taxes are a sideshow.
Interesting take. no — another levy on hospitality already on the ropes.
Exactly. local retain is the whole point of fiscal devolution.