London is the goose that keeps laying the fiscal golden eggs
(Picture: REUTERS)MPs on the loftily titled All-Party Parliamentary Group for London as a Global City published their first report today with a series of recommendations.
There is much in it the Standard can readily agree with: revisiting the unjustified axing of tax-free shopping; plans to tackle the skills shortages that are holding back sectors ranging from hospitality to tech; an overhaul of the business rates system; a “wholesale review” of the planning system.
