livelihood on Somerset Dailyhttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/livelihood/Recent content in livelihood on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000Somerset MP Calls for Caution on Proposed Tourism Tax Amid Economic Concernshttps://somersetdaily.co.uk/somerset-mp-calls-for-caution-on-proposed-tourism-tax-amid-economic-concerns/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/somerset-mp-calls-for-caution-on-proposed-tourism-tax-amid-economic-concerns/A Liberal Democrat MP representing Tiverton and Minehead in Somerset has urged the government to carefully reconsider plans for a new ‘tourism tax.’ The Labour government’s recent consultation on permitting mayoral strategic authorities in England to impose local overnight visitor levies—essentially extra charges on tourists staying overnight—is drawing mixed reactions. This consultation, which ended on February 18, seeks input on whether such a levy could be introduced, how it might be collected, which accommodations it would cover, and if it should extend to areas like Somerset that lack elected mayors.