Research and Briefings
1. 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.
2. AIR's key messaging - Ask the Chancellor : "Please review Tax-Free shopping."
You can read the submission here.
3. 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.
4. AIR's breakdown by region of the estimated £5.65 billion additional spending and 113,000 jobs created.
You can read the submission here.
5. AIR's briefing paper on British spending on tax-free shopping in the EU.
You can read the report here.
6. Industry Leaders' joint letter to the Chancellor - August 2024.
You can read the letter here.
7. Briefing for the new Government - July 2024.
You can read the report here.
8. Briefing for the Financial Secretary - Apr 2024
You can read the briefing here.
9. Evidence requested by HM Treasury on the impact of ending tax-free shopping - November 2023
You can read the briefing here.
10. Scotland's tax-free campaign brief
You can read the briefing here.