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)

  據(jù)英國財政部近日消息，自明年1月1日起，英國的機(jī)場、港口、歐洲之星車站將不再提供退稅服務(wù)。外國游客若仍想免稅購買商品，可以在商店下單，由商家直接郵寄至其海外地址。財政部解釋稱：“為游客裝進(jìn)行李箱的商品進(jìn)行退稅是一項成本高昂的服務(wù)，需要被終止。”英國航空業(yè)批評此舉將會降低英國對游客的吸引力，使原本就受疫情重創(chuàng)的航空業(yè)更加一蹶不振。