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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Lauren Hadeed

Nightclubs warn Budget tax hikes could drive venues to ‘brink of closure’

A study found that 10 years ago, Britain had around 1,700 nightclubs, (Alamy/PA) -

The UK nightclub sector has warned impending April tax hikes are likely to drive more venues “to the brink of closure”, despite data showing a year-on-year slowdown in nightclub closures in 2024.

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), the industry body representing nightclubs and live music venues across the country, reported the number of venues slipped by 13 to 835 at the end of the year.

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