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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Joanna Hodgson

Chelsea landlord Cadogan toasts growth as CEO calls for rethink on ‘tourist tax’

Cadogan, one of central London’s oldest landlords, has revealed a buoyant retail property performance but its chief executive warned the government should rethink the ‘tourist tax’ before it causes “irreversible damage” to the capital.

Hugh Seaborn joins a growing number of business leaders that want to see duty-free shopping reinstated. It was axed in 2021 and had made purchases in the UK 20% cheaper for international visitors.

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