Arrivals Duty Free at UK Airports - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:17 am on 30 March 2023.

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Photo of Baroness Penn Baroness Penn The Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury 11:17, 30 March 2023

My Lords, we welcome engagement on this issue, and we have heard the case put forward for duty free on arrival. As I have noted, the Government believe it would place additional pressure on public finances. One challenge is that any potential uplift in spending potentially displaces spending with other domestic duty-paid retailers and therefore could compete against them. The Government would also need to be confident there was adequate infrastructure and resourcing to combat fraud and ensure compliance. We have no plans to consult on duty free on arrival, but we keep all taxes under review and we consider all available evidence as part of the tax-making policy process.