Misery for London as US and Chinese shoppers flock to Paris and Milan where they can nab a 20% VAT refund

Misery for London as US and Chinese shoppers flock to Paris and Milan where they can nab a 20% VAT refund

American and Chinese consumers now splash the cash in Paris and Milan By Jessica Clark and Emily Hawkins Published: 01:42 GMT, 9 December 2023 | Updated: 02:06 GMT, 9 December 2023 London‘s lack of tax-free shopping resulted in European stores cashing in instead during a booming Black Friday weekend. American and Chinese consumers who once … Read more

Business minister raises the alarm on the tourist tax, saying the government is ‘very concerned’ about its impact on companies

Business minister raises the alarm on the tourist tax, saying the government is ‘very concerned’ about its impact on companies

By Harriet Line Published: 01:34 GMT, 1 December 2023 | Updated: 01:55 GMT, 1 December 2023 A Business minister yesterday revealed the Government is ‘very concerned’ about the impact of the tourist tax on companies. Kevin Hollinrake said Cabinet colleagues would ‘make our views known very strongly’ to the Treasury as it reviews whether to … Read more

EU breakthrough for famed Fortnum and Mason hamper as top people’s grocer finds way to resume deliveries to post-Brexit Europe

EU breakthrough for famed Fortnum and Mason hamper as top people’s grocer finds way to resume deliveries to post-Brexit Europe

Fortnum & Mason, the luxury food and drink emporium, has started delivering to customers in the European Union again after a two-year break following Brexit – in a major boost for Britain’s high-end export trade. The department store on London’s Piccadilly will be despatching its iconic hampers and other delicacies to 15 countries on the … Read more

Kemi Badenoch ‘breaks ranks’ with the Government over the controversial tourist tax that was reintroduced after last year’s mini-Budget

Kemi Badenoch ‘breaks ranks’ with the Government over the controversial tourist tax that was reintroduced after last year’s mini-Budget

Government said they will not row back on the tax introduced by predecessor By Francesca Washtell Published: 00:39 GMT, 29 October 2023 | Updated: 01:37 GMT, 29 October 2023 Kemi Badenoch appeared to break ranks with the Government over the controversial tourist tax that was reintroduced after last year’s mini-budget. The Business Secretary said companies … Read more

The number of people paying higher-rate income taxes is set to more than double from 4.4 million to 9 million by 2027 under the government’s £52 billion stealth tax raid, analysis finds

The number of people paying higher-rate income taxes is set to more than double from 4.4 million to 9 million by 2027 under the government’s £52 billion stealth tax raid, analysis finds

The number of people paying higher-rate income taxes will double to nearly nine million under the Government’s £52billion stealth tax raid, analysis shows. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found that 8.9million will be subject to higher-rate taxes by the 2027/28 financial year – or one in six of the adult population. It said the … Read more

Why gourmet beans are worth $4 a jar: The women elevating the humble staple beyond toast

Why gourmet beans are worth $4 a jar: The women elevating the humble staple beyond toast

Amelia Christie-Miller ate her first good bean when she was 21. She was in Spain, studying for a year, and she was also – on this particular morning – badly hungover. ‘I couldn’t be bothered to go shopping,’ she says, ‘and all I had at home was a jar of heirloom butter beans.’ Specifically, it … Read more

Brothers drown in a vat of Rioja: Spanish winery worker, 61, dies trying to save 60-year-old who fell in after being overcome by fumes

Brothers drown in a vat of Rioja: Spanish winery worker, 61, dies trying to save 60-year-old who fell in after being overcome by fumes

Brothers drown in a vat of Rioja: Spanish winery worker, 61, dies trying to save 60-year-old who fell in after being overcome by fumes Two winery workers died at a family vineyard in Lanciego, northern Spain Another man was hospitalised after taking in toxic fumes The men were named locally as Gerardo Jubera and Felix … Read more

Britain’s unhealthiest sandwiches revealed – so how bad is YOUR favourite? Use our search tool to find out the amount of calories, sugar and salt lurking within

Britain’s unhealthiest sandwiches revealed – so how bad is YOUR favourite? Use our search tool to find out the amount of calories, sugar and salt lurking within

Sandwiches sold on Britain’s high streets can contain as much sugar as one-and-a-half Krispy Kreme doughnuts, analysis shows. Some are even saltier than nine packets of salt and vinegar crisps. MailOnline’s extensive audit comes as Pret was slammed last week for charging an eye-watering £7.15 for its ‘posh’ cheese and pickle baguette at a London tube station … Read more

Rishi Sunak accuses Labour of stoking a ‘class war’ over its pledge to charge VAT on private school fees

Rishi Sunak accuses Labour of stoking a ‘class war’ over its pledge to charge VAT on private school fees

Rishi Sunak accuses Labour of stoking a ‘class war’ over its pledge to charge VAT on private school fees Labour believes the tax rules changes could raise as much as £1.5 billion per year By Connor Stringer Published: 22:08 BST, 28 September 2023 | Updated: 23:49 BST, 28 September 2023 Rishi Sunak has accused Labour … Read more

Is boxed wine any good? Do awards mean anything? Expert reveals the answers to TEN vintage dilemmas

Is boxed wine any good? Do awards mean anything? Expert reveals the answers to TEN vintage dilemmas

In my years of running wine-tasting masterclasses and events, certain queries come up time and time again. Here are the questions I am most often asked:  Is £8 the magic minimum to get good wine? Received wisdom is that if you spend at least £8 on a bottle, you will get something decent. There is … Read more