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Labour are never short of ideas when it comes to taxing you - and now they have set their sights on the Great British getaway. Having already raised taxes by more than £60billion, Rachel Reeves wants to slap a charge on taking a break in your own country with her Holiday Tax.

And it's ordinary hardworking families who'll pay the price. Under plans being pushed by the Chancellor, overnight stays in hotels, B&Bs, campsites and holiday parks could all be hit. If Labour follow the model they've already rolled out elsewhere in the country you could be looking at £2 per person, per night. For a family of four staying for a week that's an extra £56. Two weeks away? Over £100 gone before a single ice cream is bought.

That's meals out quietly cut back, seaside treats scrapped, and the little day trips that make a holiday feel special slowly priced out of reach. At a time when every pound counts, this is a tax on making memories.

But the damage doesn't stop at family budgets. Price Britain out, and families will simply go elsewhere - Spain, Greece, anywhere that doesn't charge you for the privilege of turning up.

Fewer people holidaying in Britain means less money spent in local shops, cafes and attractions. A blow to the very seaside towns and tourist spots that rely on visitors. Yet another example of Labour not understanding business.

The public aren't buying it either. According to UKHospitality, 56% oppose a Holiday Tax. This isn't just a squeeze on household budgets, it's a blow to jobs, businesses and local economies already under pressure.

Another money-grab from Rachel Reeves that will only do more damage to the hospitality sector already reeling from the impacts of her Jobs Tax and soaring business rates.

So here's the message Rachel Reeves needs to hear: Axe the Holiday Tax - and keep the great British getaway alive.