Written Question·Treasury·UIN 1936

Tourism: VAT

Tabled: 26 July 2024
Answered: 2 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce tax free shopping in tourist destinations.

Answer

James Murray
Earlier this year, the Office for Budget Responsibility conducted a review of the previous government’s 2020 costing of removing tax-free shopping for tourists. The OBR’s updated estimate is that the withdrawal of the VAT Retail Export Scheme will lead to...

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