Uncapped
England's tourist tax will not be capped. Neither will the number of nights it applies to.
The government published its response to the visitor levy consultation on Wednesday 10 September. Most coverage has led on the missing rate cap. For anyone running longer stays, the night cap matters more.
No cap on the rate.
"The government does not intend to set a cap on the visitor levy rate, however, this is a finely balanced issue and government will continue to consider the case for doing so."
So it is uncapped for now, and the government has left itself room to revisit that. It is charged as a…
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