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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Daniel O'Boyle

Hospitality bosses urge Chancellor to reform rates, planning and licensing in 2023 budget

The bosses of 155 UK hospitality businesses have signed a letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, calling on him to bring in reforms to planning, licensing and business rates, among other changes they said would “unshackle” the sector.

The letter - signed  by companies including Wetherspoons, IHG, the Restaurant Group and Mitchells & Butlers -said that inflation, and particularly high energy costs, has prevented the sector from truly recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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