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  "id": 5028304,
  "title": "Reinstating tax-free shopping for tourists would boost UK GDP by £11.5bn, figures show - as Sadiq Khan throws weight behind policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/reinstating-tax-free-shopping-for-tourists-would-boost-uk-gdp-by-11",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T21:00:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
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    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16096539/Reinstating-tax-free-shopping-tourists-boost-UK-GDP-11-5bn-figures-Sadiq-Khan-throws-weight-policy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Before the VAT-free shopping initiative was axed in 2021 non-EU visitors could receive a tax refund on purchases made in the UK, making items 20% cheaper.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}