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Scrap The Tourist Tax campaign was launched to echo business leaders’ pleas  Open letter sets out how sectors are losing out to rival shopping heartlands  Andrew Lloyd Webber has joined calls from some of the country’s best-known theatres and hotels in heaping further pressure on the Chancellor to ditch the tourist tax....

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  • June 25, 2023

Nationwide has led a chorus of top building societies calling for the Government to spare hard-pressed savers from being dragged into paying a stealth tax.  Current rules mean any interest earned on savings over £1,000 – or £500 for those in the higher rate income tax bracket – is subject...

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  • June 10, 2023

 One of central London’s oldest landlords has said that the Government’s refusal to ditch the tourist tax ‘clearly risks endangering’ jobs. Cadogan Estates, which owns giant swathes of Chelsea and Knightsbridge, said the loss of VAT-free shopping for overseas visitors could cause ‘irreversible damage’ to the capital. The landlord was...

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  • June 7, 2023

By Jessica Beard, Financial Mail On Sunday 21:50 03 Jun 2023, updated 21:50 03 Jun 2023 As interest rates rise, even savers with small nest eggs could breach allowance  Basic rate taxpayers can earn up to £1,000, higher rate taxpayers can earn £500  Older savers, who rely on their savings...

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  • June 3, 2023