Tourist tax causes London retail to lose out

Empty Oxford Circus

Shops in London are struggling to lure tourists to stores following the government’s introduction of VAT on overseas spending.

The post-Brexit tourist tax has meant London shops are not capitalising on a post-Covid uplift in travel as customers are now choosing to shop in Paris and other European cities.

 

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