Up to £50 to watch London NYE fireworks as ‘tourist tax’ launched

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00:00The New Year's Eve fireworks display in London is one of the hottest tickets of the year.

00:04Since 2014, the event has been ticket only. Prior to this, about half a million people

00:09would descend on central London, causing major concerns about crowd safety.

00:14Last year, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan,

00:16increased the price of the tickets from £15 to £20.

00:20And this year, he's introducing essentially a tourist tax, meaning there'll be a £15

00:24levy for people who are not living in London to come into the capital,

00:28either people coming from abroad or from the rest of the country.

00:31Sadiq will also be introducing new charges,

00:34depending on where you actually view the fireworks from.

00:37So if you want a prime location, such as on Westminster Bridge,

00:41on Waterloo Bridge, or on the Victoria Embankment, directly opposite the London Eye,

00:46you will pay £35 if you're a Londoner, or £50 if you're from out of town

00:52or travelling into the UK from abroad.

00:55Why are most ticket prices increasing?

00:57Well, the reason is that it cost City Hall a lot of money to stage this display.

01:02Last year, it was more than £4 million,

01:04but only about £1 million came back in through ticket sales.

01:08Nevertheless, Sadiq Khan says that the fireworks display is a great way to showcase the capital,

01:13not just to the rest of the country, but globally.

01:16So how do you get your hands on these tickets?

01:19Well, they will go on sale next Friday at midday.

01:23That's Friday the 18th of October.

01:28So, how do you get your hands on these tickets?

01:30Well, they will go on sale next Friday at midday.

01:33That's Friday the 18th of October.

01:35That's Friday the 18th of October.

01:37That's Friday the 18th of October.

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01:43That's Friday the 18th of October.

01:45That's Friday the 18th of October.

01:47That's Friday the 18th of October.

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