{"id":120587,"date":"2023-10-31T10:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T10:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120587"},"modified":"2023-10-31T10:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T10:29:04","slug":"cruise-ships-to-be-charged-new-tax-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/travel\/cruise-ships-to-be-charged-new-tax-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruise ships to be charged new tax in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cruise ships will be charged a new tax in Scotland as the country\u2019s Green Party targets pollution and overtourism.<\/p>\n

The levy has been designed to tackle the \u201ctwin challenges\u201d of emissions and the ships\u2019 impact on local communities.<\/p>\n

Lorna Slater, Scottish Green co-leader, said: \u201cWe will with our partners in local government to empower councils to charge visiting cruise ships a levy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will mean communities hosting cruise ships get the investment they deserve, and our aim would be to encourage greener ships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Slater said the scheme was \u201cessential\u201d as one ship could produce the same number of emissions as 12,000 cars. She added that cruise operators \u201chave been allowed to get away with polluting for too long\u201d.<\/p>\n

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More than 815,000 cruise ship passengers travelled to Scotland in 2019 to destinations including Oban and Leith.<\/p>\n

Orkney Council recently announced plans to limit the number of ships that can visit at one time.<\/p>\n

In Cromarty Firth, cruise ship crews were asked not to sound their horns after a noise complaint. However, more than 1,000 people signed a petition backing the horn blasts.<\/p>\n

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Cruise ship tourism can be controversial with some local communities complaining about crowds and pollution.<\/p>\n

In a study released earlier this year, Southampton was found to be one of the most polluted cruise ports in Europe.<\/p>\n

Barcelona, Europe\u2019s most polluted port and a top cruise destination, recently closed one of its city centre ports to cruise ships.<\/p>\n