Gerry Murphy tells Rishi Sunak he should reverse decision to remove tax-free shopping for tourists
The chair of Burberry has called Brexit a “drag on growth” and asked Rishi Sunak to reverse a decision to remove tax-free shopping for tourists that has left Britain nursing the “weakest” Covid recovery among its big markets.
Gerry Murphy, the chair of the £10bn trench coats to handbags fashion house, told the prime minister that a decision to remove VAT refunds in 2020 has hurt the economy and was a “spectacular own goal”.