Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Economics B Advanced PAPER 2: Competing in the global economy. question booklet mark scheme results

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question booklet mark scheme results Answer ALL questions. SECTION A Read the following extracts (A to D) before answering Question 1. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Extract A Edinbu... rgh to introduce £2 a day tourist tax Edinburgh city councillors voted to be the first UK city to introduce a tourist tax. It is not likely to be introduced for at least two years as the Scottish Parliament has to pass it into law first. The tax, officially known as the Transient Visitor Levy (TVL), will be added to the cost of all accommodation for the first week of a visitor’s stay. The proposed £2 a day TVL previously gained strong support in a public survey, with 85% of respondents backing the tax. Edinburgh’s City Council estimates that with more than four million visitors a year the tax would raise an estimated £14.6m annually, which could be used to reduce the external costs of mass tourism to the city. (Source: adapted from https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/edinburghcity-tourist-tax-scotland-holiday-city-break-a8769141.html) Extract B Tourism in Scotland: the economic contribution of the sector In 2016, 207,000 people were employed in the tourism sector, 8% of total employment in Scotland. Tourism’s contribution to economic growth has been significant, with 2.3% growth for the sector in the third quarter of 2017, compared to 0.2% growth for the Scottish Economy as a whole. Tourism accounts for a significant proportion of Scotland’s exports, particularly with regard to services. Total exports from the sector were £900m in 2016, accounting for 2.4% of Scotland’s total export of services, and for 1.2% of Scotland’s total exports. (Source: adapted from https://www.gov.scot/publications/tourism-scotland-economiccontribution-sector/pages/2/) [Show More]

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