“Before the VAT increase, we’d have gone on around five holidays a year, including several long-haul trips,” he says. “In previous years, we’ve been to the US a few times and stayed in New York and travelled around, visiting the Hamptons, but now it’s mostly Europe and maybe one long-haul trip a year instead.”
Moy estimates they have cut their holiday spend from around £40,000 per year to £20,000.
it’s tough out here
If this wasn’t from the Torygraph I’d think this was an article mocking the bougies for acting all put upon because taxes now apply to the stuff rich people buy.