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Chancellor Announces “Selective” Summer VAT Cut for Hospitality, Leisure and Family Dining

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a temporary VAT reduction spanning large parts of the hospitality, leisure and licensed on-trade sectors, cutting the standard 20% rate…

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Easter Boosts UK On-Trade as Footfall and Dwell Time Rise

The UK on-trade delivered a strong performance over the Easter 2026 Bank Holiday weekend, with increased footfall and longer visits driving meaningful volume growth across…

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Barclays Reveals 2025’s Top 10 Consumer Spending Trends, as Card Spend Declines -0.2%

  Consumer card spending declined -0.2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, after growing 1.6 per cent in 2024 and 4.1 per cent in 2023. In…

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