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Hospitality VAT cut: can it help the sector and at what cost to UK taxpayer?

Drop to 10% for pubs and eateries would be in line with most of Europe, but critics say it favours multinationals

The Guardian - UK

Pub chain Greene King to sell 150 venues in major shake-up

The brewing and retail group will also close around 20 sites

Evening Standard

Budget threatens jobs and venues, pub bosses warn as business rates rise

Pubs, restaurants and small shops are all expected to see their property tax payments jump from the next financial year.

Evening Standard

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Pub later-hours plan will not offset costs and wider difficulties, say landlords

Sector is sceptical over government licensing proposals given ‘ever-rising costs’ and ‘reduced consumer spend’

The Guardian - UK

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

The Guardian - UK

Government needs to overhaul ‘unfair’ business rates, says Greene King boss

Nick Mackenzie, boss of the 1,500-strong pub firm, said reduced property tax payments were needed to drive investment and new jobs.

Evening Standard

Greene King-backed Hickory’s to open 10 restaurants a year

The BBQ smokehouse brand, which was acquired by Greene King in 2022, has said it sees a ‘substantial opportunity’ to grow despite sector challenges.

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Rise in national insurance to hit jobs and investment, high street bosses warn

The rate of employer national insurance contributions increases from 13.8% to 15% on Sunday April 6.

The Independent UK

A bitter blow? British pubs, restaurants and hospitality firms brace for rise in NICs

An increase in national insurance and a rising living wage, is leading to predictions of a hiring freeze across the sector. But not every economist agrees

The Guardian - UK

Cheers! The top five events that helped Greene King pubs serve millions of pints in 2023

Pubs giant and brewer Greene King has revealed the five leading events in 2023 that helped pull in customers and boost trade across its huge estate.

Evening Standard

Pubs eye coronation boost to ease ‘challenging’ 2023 – Greene King boss

The group expects to pour around 1.8 million pints across its pub estate over the bumper weekend.

The Independent UK

Cost of living: Pubs and brewers warn over mass closures as energy bills leap 300%

Bosses of six of the UK’s biggest pub and brewing companies have signed an open letter to the Government urging it to act

Evening Standard

Thousands of UK pubs ‘face closure’ without energy bills support

Government told mass job losses are inevitable in absence of help, with sector still battling back from Covid

The Guardian - UK

Pubs and breweries warn of mass closures as energy bills leap 300%

Bosses of six of the UK’s biggest pub and brewing companies urge government to act to avoid “real and serious irreversible” damage

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Pubs and brewers warn over mass closures as energy bills leap 300%

Bosses of six of the UK’s biggest pub and brewing companies have signed an open letter to the Government urging it to act.

Birmingham Post

Pub and brewery bosses warn over mass closures due to soaring energy bills

Rising gas prices following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia have contributed to rocketing energy bills for operators.

The National (Scotland)

'We're sleepwalking into disaster': A dairy farmer's experience of the energy crisis

AS the prices of energy, grain and fertilizer skyrocket, it is no surprise to hear that Scotland’s farmers are facing a perfect storm amid the…

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