The UK Election: Time to put tax-free shopping to a vote
By Marco Passoni This week, the UK Government announced an election will be held in July. Rishi Sunak, the current Prime Minister is the mastermind behind, for me, one of the most ill-conceived and damaging economic policies I have seen – the abolition of VAT-free shopping. The decision, taken in the wake of Brexit in […]
Tourist Tax: The UK Government is devastating country’s appeal as a shopping destination
Brexit and the UK Government’s scrapping of tax-free shopping for travellers are a “drag on growth” that has made the UK the “least attractive shopping destination in Europe.” This might sound like something I have said – and it is an argument that I have made many times before. But these words are not mine […]