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Launch of government’s £2b Kickstart Scheme welcomed by operators

02 September 2020 by

The government’s £2b Kickstart Scheme, which launched this week, has been widely welcomed by the hospitality industry.

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Eat Out to Help Out comes to an end with bumper bank holiday

01 September 2020 by

The government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme has come to an end with a bumper bank holiday finale, which saw sales records broken.

Restaurant and pub groups announce extensions to Eat Out to Help Out scheme News

Restaurant and pub groups announce extensions to Eat Out to Help Out scheme

22 July 2020 by

Restaurant and pub groups have launched extensions to the chancellor’s Eat Out to Help Out discount[...]

Government launches call for evidence for fundamental review of business rates News

Government launches call for evidence for fundamental review of business rates

21 July 2020 by

The government has launched a call for evidence as it begins its long-awaited fundamental review of[...]

'We really need this': chef Chris Staines of the Ollerod refuses VAT cut for guests News

'We really need this': chef Chris Staines of the Ollerod refuses VAT cut for guests

17 July 2020 by

Chef Chris Staines and his partner have told guests at their Devon hotel and restaurant that[...]

Pret and McDonald’s slash prices as operators split on VAT cut News

Pret and McDonald’s slash prices as operators split on VAT cut

15 July 2020 by

Pret A Manger and McDonald’s are the latest operators to announce they will be cutting prices[...]

Registration opens for Eat Out to Help Out scheme News

Registration opens for Eat Out to Help Out scheme

13 July 2020

The Eat Out to Help Out registration page is now live, allowing businesses to join the scheme announced last week by chancellor Rishi Sunak.

Concerns chancellor's VAT break could be undermined by promises of price cuts News

Concerns chancellor's VAT break could be undermined by promises of price cuts

13 July 2020

Just days after the industry welcomed the job-saving potential of the chancellor's VAT cut, operators have expressed concerns that promises of price cuts could undermine its impact.

JD Wetherspoon founder welcomes VAT cut as first step towards tax equality with supermarkets News

JD Wetherspoon founder welcomes VAT cut as first step towards tax equality with supermarkets

13 July 2020 by

JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has welcomed the chancellor’s VAT cut as the first step towards[...]

No further support planned for Leicester businesses after extended lockdown News

No further support planned for Leicester businesses after extended lockdown

09 July 2020 by

The government has no plans to provide additional support for businesses in Leicester, who were left[...]

UKHospitality urges continued support for pubs and venues ‘left behind’ by chancellor News

UKHospitality urges continued support for pubs and venues ‘left behind’ by chancellor

09 July 2020 by

UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has said that the dialogue on financial support must continue for[...]

VAT cut and discount scheme welcomed by industry as chancellor gives it a 'fighting chance’ News

VAT cut and discount scheme welcomed by industry as chancellor gives it a 'fighting chance’

08 July 2020 by

Chancellor Rishi Sunak's decision to slash VAT for hospitality to 5% and introduce a "first of[...]

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