A coalition of business leaders today calls for the return of tax-free shopping for overseas tourists.
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’.
Reinstating it would be a win both for business and the taxpayer, they say, with research suggesting it could bring a multi-billion-pound boost to the economy.
Today the Mail launches a ‘Scrap The Tourist Tax’ campaign in
Here is our unmissable guide to some of the best packages (with flights and hotels included). All holidays are for dates after September, from Australia’s Kangaroo Island to the volcanic peaks of Rotorua in New Zealand.
WHERE TO GO IN OZ…
ROCK AND REEF
Visit Uluru (pictured), the iconic sandstone monolith rock, on a fortnight-long tour of Australia with Trailfinders
Take a hair-raising walk along the top of Sydney Harbour Bridge (nicknamed The Coathanger) and enjoy the waves at Bondi
