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