Failure to reduce tourism VAT missed opportunity for UK

Speaking on the Budget announcement, Graham Wason, Chair of the Campaign for Reduced Tourism VAT said: “We are disappointed at the Government’s failure to reduce the rate of VAT for the tourism sector, as almost every other country in Europe has done. “The Government has accepted the argument that a lower rate of corporation tax…..Read more

Budget 2013: Failure to reduce tourism VAT missed opportunity for UK economy

Speaking on the Budget announcement, Graham Wason, Chairman of the Campaign for Reduced Tourism VAT said: “We are disappointed at the Government’s failure to reduce the rate of VAT for the tourism sector, as almost every other country in Europe has done. “The Government has accepted the argument that a lower rate of corporation tax…..Read more

Welcome to the Cut Tourism VAT campaign

The Cut Tourism VAT Campaign is asking the UK Government to reduce VAT on tourism from the standard rate of 20% to the UK’s current reduced rate of 5%. This is because almost every other country in the EU applies a reduced rate of VAT to at least some, if not all, parts of their…..Read more

United Kingdom VAT rate for accommodation almost double EU average

The Campaign for Reduced Tourism VAT has collated the latest set of EU VAT rates for the tourism sector covering hotel accommodation, admissions to cultural services, amusement parks, restaurants and catering services. This update shows that the average EU VAT rate for hotel accommodation was 10.8% – almost half the rate applied in the United…..Read more

Campaign makes case for VAT reduction on Radio 4

Ufi Ibrahim, Chief Executive of the British Hospitality Association spoke as one of the supporters of the Campaign for Reduced Tourism VAT during an interview on the consumer affairs programme You and Yours. The interview can be listened to online.

Reducing Tourism VAT would help achieve Government 2020 ambition for exports

The Campaign for Reduced Tourism VAT has highlighted the potential of the tourism sector to help achieve the Government’s target of doubling exports to £1 trillion by 2020. In its Mid-Term Review, published today, the Government stated it would use “every means at [its] disposal” in order to achieve the export target. The tourism industry…..Read more