Wembley could be latest hotspot to introduce tourist tax after visitor levy proposed
Visitors staying in a nearby hotel Wembley Stadium After a concert or match, he can find themselves by paying themselves tourism taxAfter saying that the local council has explored ways that it can bring a tax.
A movement was proposed Brent The Council meeting on Monday to seek ways to promote a visitor tax on hotels and short -term accommodation.
Brent is home to Wembley Stadium, the largest stadium. England And the second largest Europe that attracts tens of thousands of fans to music concerts and various sports activities throughout the year.
As the UK’s national stadium and hosting British football, you can fill 90,000 seats, sell matches and also host likes. Oasis And Coldplay at the upcoming concerts.
The stadium brings economic benefits for Brent when fans flocked to the space, and when an event that does not do the local economy is done, it increases approximately 4.35 million pounds.
However, large crowds also create increased noise, pollution, congestion and pressure on council services.
To combat this, the Brent Council is investigating ways to ensure that “the benefit of our first -class activities is felt by all inhabitants” according to the BBC’s Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).
After the debate on Monday, the Council finally passed the movement and starts the next step of getting permission from the central government to implement a tax.
Mary Mitchell, a member of the Assembly, added that London districts should be inspired to re -invest in the local infrastructure, applying visitor taxes to tourists from other cities in England and Europe.
He said that the money collected from such a tax could finance waste applications and improvements in parks and green areas.
However, there is currently no law that gives the British government the authority to apply visitor taxes to local authorities. LDS said the Council would ask the relevant Foreign Minister to be given such powers.
The Council will also ask for support from the Mayor of London on a voluntary tax on the stadium and Arena tickets to finance cultural base opportunities.
Although there was no official law in the UK, using legal temporary solutions meant that Liverpool and Manchester introduced some kind of tourism tax through initiatives managed by hotels.
Both Wales and Scotland governments have enacted laws that allow local authorities to bring visitors taxes, and the Wales continued to discuss the Councils on 8 July to introduce these taxes until 2027.
The Welsh tax will be set to $ 1.30 per person for visitors in various types of accommodation, including hotels and beds and breakfasts.
If visitors are camping at a hostel in Wales, Councils will only be able to charge only 75p per person per person. The fee is only over 18 years of age.
Edinburgh It was the first city to vote in January To add five percent fees to visitors’ accommodation overnight until 2026.
Glasgow then gave a green light to bring a tourism tax for accommodation in the city until 2027.
Independent He contacted the Brent Council for more comments.
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