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Andy Lennox launches petition for VAT cut extension

05 February 2021 by

Andy Lennox, owner of Zim Braai restaurants in Bournemouth and Poole, has launched a petition calling for the government to extend the VAT cut for the hospitality sector until at least March 2022.

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More details on reopening roadmap anticipated later this month

03 February 2021 by

More details on the hospitality sector’s roadmap to reopening are expected to be clarified towards the middle of February.

Report calls to halve alcohol duty and scrap business rates to save hospitality from ‘financial oblivion’ News

Report calls to halve alcohol duty and scrap business rates to save hospitality from ‘financial oblivion’

02 February 2021 by
UKHospitality calls for VAT and rates support after worst year on record News

UKHospitality calls for VAT and rates support after worst year on record

01 February 2021 by
‘No current plans’ to extend VAT cut News

‘No current plans’ to extend VAT cut

27 January 2021 by
Calls to cut tax on draught beer to help pubs News

Calls to cut tax on draught beer to help pubs

22 January 2021 by

Business rates holiday and VAT cut extension 'essential' for hospitality revival News

Business rates holiday and VAT cut extension 'essential' for hospitality revival

20 January 2021 by

Ahead of the chancellor's Budget statement in March, UKHospitality has written to Rishi Sunak outlining the[...]

CBI says businesses need support before Budget News

CBI says businesses need support before Budget

19 January 2021 by

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has written to the chancellor calling for further business support[...]

No update on VAT cut or business rates holiday extension until March News

No update on VAT cut or business rates holiday extension until March

12 January 2021 by

The industry is to wait for the chancellor's budget in March for further financial support and[...]

VAT cut and rates holiday extensions ‘crucial’ to survival of UK hospitality News

VAT cut and rates holiday extensions ‘crucial’ to survival of UK hospitality

20 November 2020 by

Extending the VAT cut and the business rates holiday are top priorities for the hospitality sector[...]

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

Chef Chris Staines and his partner have told guests at their Devon hotel and restaurant that they "really need" the VAT cut after repeated requests for discounts following the chancellor's announcement."

17 July 2020 by
Could temporary VAT reduction boost campaign for permanent change? News

Could temporary VAT reduction boost campaign for permanent change?

16 July 2020
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The tourism industry has long campaigned for reduction in VAT to boost its competitiveness with destinations across Europe.

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
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Pret A Manger and McDonald’s are the latest operators to announce they will be cutting prices in line with the temporary VAT reduction.

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 by

Just days after the industry welcomed the job-saving potential of the chancellor's VAT cut, operators have[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Hospitality VAT cut considered as industry bodies call for further action News

Hospitality VAT cut considered as industry bodies call for further action

08 July 2020 by

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to unveil a series of measures to create more jobs for[...]

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Chancellor expected to announce VAT cut while Treasury revisits coronavirus support loans

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a temporary VAT cut for hospitality businesses as part of his summer statement on Wednesday."

06 July 2020 by
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