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But Mrs Badenoch warned tourists would simply stay away from the UK if the price of a holiday increased.
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price → warn → holiday
Speaking after visiting the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum in central London, she told the Press Association: “I do worry about a tourist tax having an impact on our wonderful culture sector, it is a tax on families.
“Many people will decide that they don’t actually want to stay overnight in London if it’s going to cost them extra money.
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it → speak → money
They’re watching their money very, very carefully.
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They → watch → money
They’re looking after their money very carefully.
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They → look → money
If you make things more expensive, fewer people will be able to afford them.”
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people → make → them
Mrs Badenoch hit out at Labour’s approach to tax, saying the imposition of VAT on private schools “was a disaster”.
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imposition → hit → schools
“I predict a similar thing will happen with a tourism tax,” she said.
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she → predict → tax
“It doesn’t bring in money.
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It → bring → money
It actually takes business away.”
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It → take → business
Under Government plans to give mayors greater economic power in their region, local leaders will set the overnight levy as a percentage of the cost of accommodation, rather than a flat rate, which ministers argue will protect budget trips.
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ministers → give → trips
The levy will have no upper limit, though Government sources believe mayors are unlikely to make it too expensive, with most indicating it would be a few per cent.
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it → have → limit
Labour’s 10 regional mayors have committed to keep any tax rate below 5%, saying the levy should be “modest” and avoid “extreme variation between regions”.
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levy → commit → regions
Hotel and tourism firms have warned the uncapped proposals will hit British holidaymakers hard, but ministers say the policy will help local leaders boost investment in their areas.
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leaders → warn → areas
Mayors will decide how to spend the revenue raised from the fee, which will apply to both overseas tourists and Britons on so-called “staycations”, rather than money being funnelled back into the Treasury.
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which → decide → Treasury
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Ministers plan to introduce legislation establishing the levy “in due course”, with mayors expected to set out their plans by March 2028.
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mayors → read → March
Mrs Badenoch said she was “very glad” that Conservative mayors have said they will not take up the opportunity to implement a levy.
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they → say → levy
“Tax is not the answer to everything,” she said.
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she → say → everything
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