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Should tourism be taxed?
It鈥檚 just 拢2 a night. But Edinburgh鈥檚 proposed tourism tax is already dividing opinion.
It鈥檚 just 拢2 a night. But Edinburgh鈥檚 proposed tourism tax is already dividing opinion.
The council wants the city to become the first place in the UK to impose a nightly charge for people visiting. They say the money raised will be used to tackle the noise, mess and anti-social behaviour that some tourists might cause.
So with the annual Edinburgh Festival now underway, how is a surge in visitors impacting on the lives of residents and property owners?
For 5 Minutes On, 麻豆社 Scotland鈥檚 Morag Kinniburgh meets the residents with very different views of tourism in their city.
Photo credit: Jon Nazca, Reuters/麻豆社 News
