Tourist tax causes London retail to lose out
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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