Should tourism be taxed?

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It’s just £2 a night. But Edinburgh’s proposed tourism tax is already dividing opinion. The council wants the city to become the first place in the UK to impose a nightly charge for people visiting. They say the money raised will be used to tackle the noise, mess and anti-social behaviour that some tourists might cause. So with the annual Edinburgh Festival now underway, how is a surge in visitors impacting on the lives of residents and property owners? For 5 Minutes On, BBC Scotland’s Morag Kinniburgh meets the residents with very different views of tourism in their city. Photo credit: Jon Nazca, Reuters/BBC News