{"id":"england-mayors-overnight-visitor-levy-powers","canonicalSlug":"england-mayors-overnight-visitor-levy-powers","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/england-mayors-overnight-visitor-levy-powers","language":"en","title":"England gives mayors power to introduce an overnight visitor levy","summary":"The charge must be linked to accommodation cost, and eligible local leaders can decide whether to use it.","body":["The government announced on 10 September that mayors and leaders of Foundation Strategic Authorities in England would be able to introduce a levy on overnight visitor stays. The levy is intended to let local areas reinvest visitor-related revenue in services, public spaces and tourism priorities.","The charge must be calculated as a percentage of accommodation cost rather than a flat amount, and local leaders may offer exemptions such as campsites. Temporary accommodation and shelters are excluded. A bill is expected in due course; authorities are expected to publish spending plans by early 2028, so the power is not yet an operating tax."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"England gives mayors power to introduce an overnight visitor levy\n\nThe charge must be linked to accommodation cost, and eligible local leaders can decide whether to use it.\n\nThe government announced on 10 September that mayors and leaders of Foundation Strategic Authorities in England would be able to introduce a levy on overnight visitor stays. The levy is intended to let local areas reinvest visitor-related revenue in services, public spaces and tourism priorities.\n\nThe charge must be calculated as a percentage of accommodation cost rather than a flat amount, and local leaders may offer exemptions such as campsites. Temporary accommodation and shelters are excluded. A bill is expected in due course; authorities are expected to publish spending plans by early 2028, so the power is not yet an operating tax.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-10","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-10","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:25:11Z","sources":[{"name":"Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/local-leaders-handed-powers-to-drive-investment-in-communities","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-10"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/england-mayors-overnight-visitor-levy-powers","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/england-mayors-overnight-visitor-levy-powers","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/england-mayors-overnight-visitor-levy-powers","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/england-mayors-overnight-visitor-levy-powers","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/england-mayors-overnight-visitor-levy-powers","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/england-mayors-overnight-visitor-levy-powers","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/england-mayors-overnight-visitor-levy-powers"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}