Noah Vickers
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Getty ImagesPressure is growing on the government to allow London to impose a tourist tax on overnight visitors.
Think tank the Centre for London said the tax could help “revitalise” arts and culture in the capital, as its new report warned the city’s creative industries were in “peril”.
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan previously voiced support for such a charge, saying most tourists in Europe “don’t really mind paying an extra few euros”.
The government has reiterated there were “currently no plans to introduce a tourism tax in England”.
The report, Arts for All, urged ministers to restore arts funding for local government to 2010…
