Overnight Visitor Levy consultation

Summary This consultation seeks views on the design of a new Mayoral power to create visitor levies on overnight stays in England. Scope of this consultation: The government is giving Mayoral Strategic Authorities in England the power to create local overnight visitor levies. We are seeking views on the design of the new power including: whether Foundation Strategic Authorities should also have the power to create overnight visitor levies ; how any revenues collected should be used ; the types of accommodation that will and will not be included ; how levy rates should be calculated and the powers Strategic Authorities have to change them ; what Strategic Authorities need to do to introduce a levy and to change it ​ ; liability for the levy and how this will be assessed ; the administrative framework for overnight visitor levies, including options to minimise regulatory req