5 h. ago Manchester’s ‘city visitor charge’ body issues statement after Andy Burnham tourist tax plan

The government will allow mayors to implement a tourist tax from next year, something Andy Burnham and Bev Craig welcome - but there is opposition and uncertainty within the industry

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8 h. ago Andy Burnham can introduce a tourist tax, government says as mayors get new powers

The announcement comes a day before the budget

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6 d. ago London tourist tax: West End chiefs back fixed rate as 5% would put £11.50 a night on average hotel stay

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to give Sir Sadiq Khan and other mayors the power to impose a tourism levy

Economics

7 d. ago Chancellor expected to give the Mayor of London powers to impose a tourist tax

Chancellor expected to give the Mayor of London powers to impose a tourist tax  Southwark News

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8 d. ago Tourist tax set to be introduced in London with visitors charged levy for hotel and Airbnb stays

Rachel Reeves is expected to give London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan the power to impose a levy on an overnight stay

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8 d. ago Tourist tax set to be introduced in London with visitors charged small levy for overnight stays

Rachel Reeves is expected to give London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan the power to impose a levy on an overnight stay

Politics

8 d. ago Reeves could allow holiday tax on English hotel and Airbnb stays

Move to give mayors powers to raise funds through levies, but industry says it will ramp up prices and inflationBusiness live – latest updatesBritish holidaymakers could have to pay a nightly tax on hotel stays and Airbnb-style visits in plans expected to be announced by Rachel Reeves in the budget next week.The chancellor is reportedly preparing to give mayors powers to raise taxes by charging tourists on the cost of an overnight stay in their cities. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Minister says police and crime commissioners will be abolished in 2028 because system has failed – UK politics live

Elected policing roles will be phased out and their powers transferred to mayors in England in move that could save £100mPA Media has more on what the monthly performance figures from NHS England show. PA says:The data shows 180,329 people in England had been waiting more than a year to start routine hospital treatment at the end of September, down from 190,549 at the end of August.Some 2.4% of people on the list for hospital treatment had been waiting more than 52 weeks in September, down from 2.6% the previous month.The NHS waiting list is 230,000 lower than July last year, even as the health service ‘approaches its limit’ with A&E and ambulances facing record demand ahead of winter.The overall waiting list for September was 7.39m (an estimated 6.24m patients) down 15,845 compared to the previous month and 230,000 fewer than July 2024.Thanks to the investment and modernisation this government has made, waiting lists are falling and patients are being treated sooner The past ye...

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2 w. ago Zohran Mamdani has upended US politics. Now he should take on Fifa | Jules Boykoff

New York’s mayor-elect has taken on powerful institutions. With the World Cup taking place in his city, he should challenge Fifa nextAfter winning the election for mayor of New York City, an exuberant Zohran Mamdani took to the stage at his victory speech and said, “If there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power.” He was alluding to Donald Trump, but the sentiment also applies to Fifa, the world’s governing body for soccer.In September, Mamdani’s team kicked off a “Game Over Greed” campaign targeting Fifa’s use of dynamic pricing for 2026 men’s World Cup tickets, calling it an “affront to the game.” His petition demanded that Fifa cease its rapacious dynamic pricing scheme, place a price cap on tickets that are resold on Fifa’s ticketing platform, and reserve a tranche of tickets for local residents. Mamdani, a longtime Arsenal fan, told the Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast, “I have long been quite troubled by...

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3 w. ago Andy Burnham should be allowed to introduce new Greater Manchester transport tax, report says

It's a concept successfully used in Dijon

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3 w. ago How Russia is risking nuclear catastrophe with attempts to syphon power from Ukraine’s biggest plant

The exiled mayor of Enerhodar, close to Ukraine’s biggest nuclear power station fears tells Sam Kiley in Zaporizhzhia he is afraid of an ecological catastrophe

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