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3 days agoBurberry bosses urge Rachel Reeves to reinstate tax-free shopping for tourists
We would like to see progressive policies that reinvigorate international visitor spending, that support jobs and stimulate growth across the whole visitor economy, Burberry's chief executive, Joshua Schulman, said in a media call on Thursday. He said that would involve changing the VAT refund scheme, putting us on par with other European countries. We know that our tourist business here in London has gone down ever since that refund was taken away.
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