Edinburgh is one step closer to becoming the first city in the UK to introduce a tourist tax after the move was approved by councillors. Edinburgh is one step closer to becoming the first city in the UK to introduce a tourist tax after the move was approved by councillorsCouncil leader Adam McVey said: 'We have led this debate nationally. 'My expectation is that this will be a locally-run, collected and set tax. Opposition to the TVL in Edinburgh has come from the organisations such as UK Hospitality (UKH), claiming it would be bad for price-competitiveness. The Scottish budget was approved on January 31, which set out that ministers will legislate to allow local authorities to introduce a tourist tax on hotel stays.

Source: Daily Mail February 07, 2019 16:07 UTC