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Retailers are continuing to pile pressure on the UK government over the so-called tourist tax after it abolished VAT-free shopping for visitors to Britain. And that pressure will now step up a notch with a Parliamentary debate.
Following a successful lobbying campaign, the Treasury will hear and formally respond to proposals to reinstate tax-free shopping for international visitors in a 90-minute Westminster Hall debate on 7 September.
Since the perk was abolished, the Association of International Retail and New West End Company's campaign for its restoration has been led in Westminster by Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, with big-name retailers and brands frequently pitching in to describe the impact its removal at the start of 2025 has had.
Burberry and Mulberry were the latest to describe its negative effects and there’s been plenty of evidence to show affluent tourists are visiting Paris and Milan instead of London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and any other UK location to spend their cash.
Britain is now the only country in Europe not to offer tax-free shopping to international shoppers and as well as missing out on the spend of a huge number of non-EU visitors, it has thrown away the potential for EU consumers to visit Britain and spend heavily since the country left the bloc.
Bodies campaigning for reintroduction include the British Chambers of Commerce, Walpole, British Retail Consortium and tourist body VisitBritain.
Campaigners says that contrary to the Treasury’s forecasts, an independent report from Oxford Economics suggests the reintroduction of tax-free shopping would boost the economy by more than £4 billion each year and support 78,000 jobs.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, who secured and will open the debate, said: “It is really important that this subject is thoroughly debated in Parliament, which will hopefully send a strong message to the Chancellor ahead of the Autumn statement.”
Dee Corsi, Chair of Association of International Retail and CEO of the New West End Company, added: “Parliament's decision to debate tax-free shopping, with cross-party support, is a sign of how serious this issue is for Britain's economy and businesses. The ‘tourist tax’ has already had a negative effect on many businesses in the West End and beyond, as retailers, hospitality, and leisure providers grapple with the loss of spend being diverted across the Channel.
“Despite the return of international visitors, spending data consistently shows that Britain is underperforming when compared to the rest of Europe. This runs contrary to the Treasury’s previous assessment that ending tax-free shopping would have limited impact on international traveller behaviour.
“We now have the opportunity to highlight the impact of the ‘tourist tax’ on the British economy, and to discuss the benefits of restoring it. Doing so would put Britain in the unique position of being the only major European country where 450 million EU residents could shop tax-free, potentially opening up a huge new tourism market and simultaneously boosting our appeal to visitors from further afield. We cannot mitigate the damage already done, but we can still avert long-term, damaging changes in shopper behaviour.”