[The Times] The duty-free rules deterring tourists — and Sir Paul Smith’s call for change

Jim Armitage

May 11th

From Mayfair to the Oxfordshire fashion mecca of Bicester Village, tourists have to pay VAT at 20 per cent. Many shop in European cities instead

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