英国机场等口岸将停止退税服务

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Passengers walk through the shopping area at terminal five at Heathrow airport on August 27, 2010 in London, England. Heathrow's 66,000 employees will process over 800,000 passengers and nearly 5000 flights over the Bank holiday weekend - one of the busiest periods of the year. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

据英国财政部近日消息,自明年1月1日起,英国的机场、港口、欧洲之星车站将不再提供退税服务。外国游客若仍想免税购买商品,可以在商店下单,由商家直接邮寄至其海外地址。财政部解释称:“为游客装进行李箱的商品进行退税是一项成本高昂的服务,需要被终止。”英国航空业批评此举将会降低英国对游客的吸引力,使原本就受疫情重创的航空业更加一蹶不振。(来源:中国日报)

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