The UK city on the brink of imposing 7% tourist tax on holidaymakers

Those visiting Aberdeen could soon beryllium slapped with a 7% tourer taxation (Image: Getty)

Tourists readying to sojourn a fashionable Scottish metropolis could soon beryllium slapped with a 7% tourer taxation from April 2027 leaving locals "astonished".

Aberdeen is connected the brink of bringing successful a imaginable visitant levy scheme, different known arsenic a tourist tax that could spot visitors charged a interest connected overnight stays. Plans for the projected 7% taxation volition beryllium considered by councillors adjacent week.

A study going earlier Aberdeen City Council's concern committee asks councillors to o.k. a consultation connected the projected 7% levy, which would effect successful an estimated mean summation of astir £5 per nighttime for visitors.

In the report, it is stated mounting up the levy would outgo Aberdeen City Council £60,000, portion including that estimated income from a 7% levy could scope betwixt £6.35million and £7.6million.

The levy could travel into spot from April 2027 (Image: Getty)

Examples of venues which could present the levy see hotels, hostels, impermanent houses, B&Bs, self-catering accommodation, caravan sites and accommodation wrong a conveyance oregon connected committee a vessel.

Two thirds of section authorities successful Scotland are considering introducing a Visitor Levy, information compiled by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) successful Scotland shows 21 retired of 32 Scottish section authorities person been either discussing the idea, oregon are actively pursuing plans to present a tourer tax.

However, Aberdeen appears to person the highest projected tourer taxation fig compared to different assembly areas considering the move.

David Weston, of the Scottish Bed and Breakfast Association, said helium was "astonished" astatine however precocious the fig is, adding that "Aberdeen does not endure from overtourism".

Aberdeen appears to person the highest projected tourer taxation fig compared to different assembly areas (Image: Getty)

He told BBC Scotland News: "They're not looking astatine each astatine the dangers to tourism and the harm that would to bash to tourism, to Aberdeen, which would person a wider interaction crossed the full of the economy."

Just past week Edinburgh became the archetypal Scottish metropolis to present a tourer taxation successful a determination designed to rise £50m annually aft councillors voted to enforce a 5% complaint connected overnight stays successful a bid to usage the area’s booming tourer commercialized to the section authority’s advantage.

Those visiting Scotland’s superior volition person to wage a 5%-per-night fee for up to 7 nights erstwhile staying astatine hotels, B&Bs and different vacation accommodation from July 24, 2026.