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The Scottish Highlands could become the latest place in the UK to introduce a tourist tax.If implemented, it would allow hotels, B&Bs, campsites and holiday lets in the hugely popular mountainous region to charge overnight guests an additional fee.The money would be used by local councils to reinvest in services and facilities largely used by tourists and business visitors.
'Tourism is one of our most important sectors and the levy would form an essential part of how we sustain, maintain and develop the services and infrastructure which the sector relies on,' Inverness councillor Ken Gowans said in favour of the tax.'The upcoming consultation will give everyone the opportunity to put forward their views on how a levy scheme should operate and what the proceeds should be spent on.
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