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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.
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'.