Research and Briefings
1. AIR's Budget Submission calling for a Treasury Review of the impact of tax-free shopping in light of all the new evidence and the imperative for growth measures. October 15th 2025"
You can read the submission here.
2. AIR's submission to the Visitor Economy Advisory council making the case for introducing a new tax-free shopping scheme for all international visitors July 2025.
You can read the submission here.
3. AIR's key messaging - Ask the Chancellor : "Please review Tax-Free shopping."
You can read the submission here.
4. AIR's calculations-how we arrived at our £5.65 billion additional annual spending by international visitors to the UK, 113,000 new jobs, and over £500 million net additional VAT for the Exchequer.
You can read the submission here.
5. AIR's breakdown by region of the estimated £5.65 billion additional spending and 113,000 jobs created.
You can read the submission here.
6. AIR's briefing paper on British spending on tax-free shopping in the EU.
You can read the report here.
7. Industry Leaders' joint letter to the Chancellor - August 2024.
You can read the letter here.
8. Briefing for the new Government - July 2024.
You can read the report here.
9. Briefing for the Financial Secretary - Apr 2024
You can read the briefing here.
10. Evidence requested by HM Treasury on the impact of ending tax-free shopping - November 2023
You can read the briefing here.
11. Scotland's tax-free campaign brief
You can read the briefing here.
12. Manchester's tax-free campaign brief
You can read the briefing here.
13. Liverpool's tax-free campaign brief
You can read the briefing here.
14. The South East's tax-free campaign brief
You can read the briefing here.