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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Seren Morris,Beril Naz Hassan,Nuray Bulbul and William Mata

What is the tourism tax? Jeremy Hunt could scrap controversial measure affecting London

Jeremy Hunt faced renewed calls on Monday to scrap the controversial “tourist tax” within weeks and give London a significant economic boost.

The chancellor has asked the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to look at the benefits and disadvantages of the levy and report back before the budget on March 6.

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