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Mayor Claire Ward

Mayor engages with local businesses on Overnight Visitor Levy

By Kate Capuano -

Following the Government’s announcement in September to give Mayors the option to establish a levy on overnight stays within their regions, the Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, and EMCCA are engaging proactively with visitor economy businesses to seek their input on the proposal.

A decision to implement a levy will require consultation on a draft prospectus and investment plan. The prospectus will set out potential approaches to levy design and implementation, whilst establishing a clear framework for how any future revenues could be invested to support growth across the East Midlands visitor economy.

To inform this work, EMCCA are undertaking a concentrated programme of regional stakeholder engagement, which is running from 30th October until 10th December.

The focus for this engagement is on identifying opportunities, priorities and practical considerations, which will help to inform the development of the draft prospectus and investment plan.

EMCCA will proactively engage with visitor economy businesses, stakeholders, partners and sectors, via a range of in-person and online stakeholder engagement activities and an online survey, which will be shared widely to gather views.

The survey will act as the primary evidence-gathering mechanism, and visitor economy businesses in Chesterfield are encouraged to complete the survey via the online link.

Mayor Claire Ward says:

“I want to grow the visitor economy in the East Midlands, and there is no way of doing that without investing into those things that attract more overnight visitors, staying for longer.

“Getting this right means being led by the sector, and I do not want to wait for the legislation to be passed before doing this work. So, to help us understand the effects and opportunities these new powers could have in our region, EMCCA is running an initial programme of engagement over the coming weeks with key stakeholders from across the East Midlands to gather evidence and insight which will help inform how the levy is introduced, managed and used.”

The survey will close on 10th December. To submit your views, visit the online survey here: https://survey.orlo.app/15b0fb24-a977-4f3a-8673-c9773084c1e2.

Kate Capuano

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