Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth

The Council gave consideration to a report providing an update on the work being taken forward by the Shadow Visitor Levy Forum and associated recommendations to date on local exemptions and draft funding model scenarios.

Decision

The Council –

1.     agreed the recommendations from the SVLF on local exemptions for inclusion in a revised draft Visitor Levy Scheme (VLS) for Argyll and Bute;

2.     noted the proposed funding models being considered by the SVLF with a revised model to be included in a revised draft VLS;

3.     endorsed the further work of the SVLF on the proposed visitor levy revenue spend to bring forward suggestions, within a revised VLS, on clearly defined and specific project themes with understandable costs, outcomes and associated delivery timescales; and

4.     agreed that a further report come back to the Council in June to consider and approve a further public consultation on a revised visitor levy scheme informed by the work of the SVLF and amended legislation.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth dated 27 March 2026, submitted)