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Ross Lydall

Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall urges Jeremy Hunt to scrap 'tourist tax' for London

International tourists in London should receive a 20 per cent VAT refund on the cost of their shopping, Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall said on Thursday.

She has written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to urge the so-called “tourist tax” to be scrapped to boost business in the capital and the wider UK economy.

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