Emily Hawkins
04.24.23
Many tourists visiting the UK for the Coronation will be deterred from splashing out due to a lack of VAT-free shopping, the boss of luxury brand Ettinger has warned.
Ettinger has been producing leather products such as wallets, briefcases and passport holders since Gerry Ettinger founded the business in 1934.
Now his son Robert is worried that visitors will not spend as much during the Coronation bank holiday celebrations due to the ‘tourist tax’.
‘If people are coming for the Coronation, then they will come here [to London]’, he added.
‘But there’s a chance they won’t buy as much when they’re here. People love coming to London but [a lack of VAT-free shopping] will possibly change the amount of money they will spend.’