Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailOxford could become the first city in the country to charge visitors a £1-per-night tourist tax. The tourist bed levy could raise at least £5million a year to help improve the city, politicians claim. Liz Wade, the Lib Dems’ deputy leader on Oxford City Council, said residents feel “crowded out of Oxford’s streets by tourists and their coaches”. Last year the party’s proposal for a ‘tourism tax’ to be explored by Oxford City Council received unanimous backing. The city council currently estimates that about seven million tourists visit Oxford each year, with £780m ploughed into the city’s economy annually.

Source: Daily Mirror February 11, 2018 19:08 UTC