A tourist tax could be on its way to Dumfries and Galloway.
New Scottish Government legislation allows councils to charge a visitor levy for overnight stays in hotels, Airbnbs, bed and breakfasts and other accommodation.
And SNP councillors are set to call on officials to draw up such a scheme for Dumfries and Galloway.
Members are due to meet on Thursday to agree the budget for 2025/26, with a council tax increase anywhere from 8.5 per cent to 9.2 per cent on the cards.
The SNP group has now lodged an accompanying motion with more than 20 proposals – including a review of the Taxi Card scheme, a look at funding for the Youth Beatz music festival and explore the possibility of a “new off-lead dog exercise park”.
And if the motion is agreed, officials will be asked to “develop a proposal for a visitor levy model to generate local income and to determine the scope for use of collected funds”.
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City of Edinburgh Council recently became the first local authority to introduce a visitor levy, which is set to come into force in summer 2026.
Visitors to Scotland’s capital will pay an extra five per cent for up to five nights in paid accommodation.