Financial secretary warns of unlikely U-turn on tourist tax

  • Minister warns tourist tax may not be overturned in spring Budget
  • Financial secretary to the treasury, Nigel Huddleston, warns of unlikely U-turn
  • Review ordered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt after calls from business leaders
  • Treasury considering a change in tourist tax scheme

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review into the tourist tax scheme following numerous calls from business leaders for a reversal. However, the financial secretary to the treasury, Nigel Huddleston, has warned that it is unlikely for a U-turn to be announced in the upcoming spring Budget. The Treasury is considering a change in the scheme, but no definitive decision has been made yet.

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