Hospitality industry fears jobs at risk from plan to give mayors powers to impose ‘tourist tax’

About this story

The sector is concerned by reports that there won’t be a cap on the levy that can be imposed by mayorsThe Conservative party has now issued a statement about the government’s plans to let mayors in England levy a tourism tax if they want. David Simmonds, the shadow local government minister, said:Labour’s solution to every issue is always to hike taxes. This is just the latest method they’ve found to squeeze more money out of hardworking families and the economy.The hospitality industry has alre