Overview

• On June 3, mayors representing nearly 21 million residents urged ministers to grant local authorities visitor levy powers in the next Devolution or Finance Bill.
• Liverpool’s Accommodation Business Improvement District introduced a £2 overnight charge in April, expected to raise £9.2 million over two years.
• The Liverpool City Region hosts over 60 million visitors annually and could generate almost £11 million a year from a visitor levy.
• Revenues would be ring-fenced for tourism and cultural projects to ease pressure on infrastructure and reduce reliance on central government funding.
• European cities including Venice, Lisbon and Amsterdam already employ similar levies to fund local services.