Scotland On the Bench Tourists to Be Asked to Pay 'Green Tax' Tourism Chiefs Draw Up Plans to Raise Cash to Counter Damage to Environment

Sunday HeraldJune 19, 2006

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VISITORS to Scotland will be asked to opt-in to a new "green tax" under a revolutionary scheme being drawn up by tourism chiefs, environmental groups and the business community.

The charge - expected to be between GBP5 and GBP10 - would be used to offset the environmental damage tourists cause while visiting the country.

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Scotland On the Bench Tourists to Be Asked to Pay 'Green Tax' Tourism Chiefs Draw Up Plans to Raise Cash to Counter Damage to Environment

VisitScotland, WWF and business leaders agreed to pursue the groundbreaking initiative at a meeting last week and now plan further research into how such a charge would be levied and where the cash ra...

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