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There's lots of noise around Edinburgh's tourist tax. This is how it actually works

AS the Edinburgh Fringe begins, negativity has begun to creep in around the new tourist tax in Scotland's capital, but a tour company MD has said it needs more time.

There's lots of noise around Edinburgh's tourist tax. This is how it actually works

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AS the Edinburgh Fringe begins, negativity has begun to creep in around the new tourist tax in Scotland's capital, but a tour company MD has said it needs more time.

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AS the Edinburgh Fringe begins, negativity has begun to creep in around the new tourist tax in Scotland's capital, but a tour company MD has said it needs more time.

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