300% Tax Rises For 250,000 High Street Firms Next April
Inflationary tax rises based upon September’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation, the headline rate of inflation, coupled with the loss of the 75%…
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All the latest business news for pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels in the UK hospitality sector and licensed on-trade.
Shuttered Pub Numbers Surge, As High Business Costs Make Trading Impossible
New data on licensee turnover from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) highlights the need for systemic change in Autumn Budget Shocking figures released today…
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£48m Inflation Hike To Take April Business Rates Bill Increase To £914m
Septembers inflation figures would translate to an additional £48 million increase in business rates for the sector next year on to of a sheduled end…
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BBPA Calls on Chancellor to Act on ‘Cost of Doing Business’ Crisis
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is issuing an urgent call for government action ahead of the upcoming Budget. With 50 pubs closing each…
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Drinks Sales Start Q4 With Year-On-Year Dip
On Premise drinks sales have lagged the levels of last year for the second week in a row, in a soft start to the crucial…
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Revolution Bars Group Changes Name to the Revel Collective
Revolution Bars Group has changed its name as it moves forward following recent restructuring. The group which operates of 60 bars trading under the Revolucion…
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Pro-Small Business Budget ‘First And Best’ Chance For Chancellor To Secure Sustainable Growth
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the Chancellor to deliver a decisively pro-small business Budget, saying SMEs are “sick of stagnation.” The…
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£2.66 BILLION Looming Tax Hike For Leisure & Hospitality Firms In England
Retail, Leisure & Hospitality firms’ the length and breadth of England are set to pay an eye watering £2.66 Billion a year more in business…
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Hospitality Is The Foundation For Inward Investment As Britain “Open For Business”
Billions worth of investments in emerging growth sectors are set to be unveiled by businesses and ministers at the government’s inaugural International Investment Summit today…
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Bristol Hoteliers Hope ‘Halloween Budget’ Is Not The Stuff Of Nightmares
Hoteliers in Bristol hope this month’s budget – coming the day before Halloween – is not the stuff of nightmares for struggling hospitality businesses. During…
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CMBC Announces Proposal To Close Banks’s Brewery In 2025
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced its proposal to close Banks’s Brewery in Wolverhampton in Autumn 2025, as part of a restructuring of its…
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Limited Growth For Hospitality Barclays Consumer Growth Report Reveals
Consumer card spending increased 1.2 per cent year-on-year in September, after returning to growth in August, but remained lower than the latest CPIH inflation rate…
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Pro-Small Business Budget ‘First And Best’ Chance For Chancellor To Secure Sustainable Growth
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling on the Chancellor to deliver a decisively pro-small business Budget, saying SMEs are “sick of stagnation.” The…
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Hospitality Businesses Exposed To New Regulations As Home Office Immigration Audits Increase
Specialist lawyers at Irwin Mitchell are warning hospitality businesses about increased risks relating to immigration compliance due to recent regulatory changes. The firm reports that…
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Wetherspoon Sales Increase 5.7% As Revenue Tops £2bn
Pub group JD Wetherspoon has revealed that strong customer demand helped boost revenues. Total sales in FY24 were £2,036 million, an increase of 5.7%, compared…
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