Britain is missing out on millions from international visitors due to hated tourist tax
As the campaign to scrap the hated tourist tax widens, data shows how holidaymakers are spending far more on the Continent than in Britain.
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As the campaign to scrap the hated tourist tax widens, data shows how holidaymakers are spending far more on the Continent than in Britain.
A hundred of Britain's biggest business leaders in retail, hospitality and tourism have united to tell Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to bring back tax-free shopping for overseas tourists.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was confronted by business leaders at a Business Connect event in London, who accused him of a 'spectacular own goal' for introducing the much-hated levy.
Oxford Street is on the cusp of something "really special" and "exciting", the chief of the New West End company has said, as store development and a Dee Corsi, who oversees operations for the retail strip, which spans from Marble Arch to Tottenham Court, told City A.M that the West-End is “changing,” and the stores which were not wiped out during the pandemic are investing to create unique experiences to entice customers back to the high street.
In a letter to the Chancellor, scores of retail, hospitality and tourism bosses warn that removing the VAT refund for visitors has been an 'extraordinary own goal'.