Tourist tax
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Foreign shoppers shun West End
Spending from overseas tourists is down by 19%
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Heathrow calls for PM to scrap ‘tourist tax’
The prime minister has “shut the door” on domestic growth, says airport operator
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Hunt orders ‘tourist tax’ review
The OBR review could lead to VAT-free shopping being brought back
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Tourist tax takes £11bn off GDP
Scrapping VAT-free shopping lost £1.3bn in Q3, says Centre for Economics and Business Research
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High-spending tourists head to Europe over ‘tourist tax’
Spending per capita in the UK has dropped by 17% to £1,346
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Tourist tax cost retailers £1.5bn in lost sales
Ministers scrapped VAT-free shopping in 2021