Heaping fresh pressure on Jeremy Hunt ahead of next week s Budget, 63 per cent said they would be more likely to make large purchases in the UK if they could shop tax-free.
With just a week to go until the Budget, the British Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses have heaped pressure on Jeremy Hunt by backing the campaign.
The closure of the four-storey store on New Bond Street, which first opened in 1891, has left shoppers devastated after the luxury retailer sold the property to developers for £430m.
Kevin Hollinrake said Cabinet colleagues would make our views known very strongly to the Treasury as it reviews whether to reinstate tax-free shopping for overseas visitors.