Council urged to understand consequences of tourism tax
More than 3,000 responses were collected from the public during a consultation conducted by the council, but councillors are yet to discuss the findings and the next step.
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Ms Campbell, from Arrochar, said: 'The visitor levy is yet another burden on a sector already struggling. Local authorities have not undertaken economic impact assessments, so have no idea whether it is going to be beneficial.
'It is going to increase the number of day trippers, it is going to increase the number of camper vans on our roads. This is based on an assessment which was done in 2019.
'We are in constant contact with Argyll and Bute Council, but are not encouraged by what we are hearing. There is not enough communication and they seem to have shut down communication with the industry.
'They need to understand the potential consequences before they go ahead with this and the impact it will have.
'Policymakers are thinking that tourism simply happens. If they introduce the visitor levy on top of all the other regulatory processes, that becomes the tipping point, and when will we find out?'
The association was visiting venues across the country to express its opinion on perceptions of the self-catering industry's role in housing shortages.
Fiona, who was recently awarded an MBE, added: 'We are absolutely fed up to the back teeth with our sector being scapegoated on the basis that we make any impact on the housing crisis. Our sector represents 0.8 per cent of the housing stock.'
Argyll and Bute Council has been contacted for comment. On its website, the authority's latest update on the visitor levy consultation process says: 'The independent agency we commissioned to prepare a report on the visitor levy consultation findings continues to analyse findings from the consultation to ensure that all feedback is fully considered and represented in the report.
'When complete, this report will be presented to councillors to consider at a meeting of the full council. We do not yet have a confirmed date for the meeting. We will provide a further update in August.'
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