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APPBG and Tourism urges business rates and tax overhaul

APPBG and Tourism urges business rates and tax overhaul

By Phoebe Fraser

A cross-party group of MPs has called for sweeping fiscal reform to help pubs and brewers unlock growth and investment, warning that current tax and regulatory pressures are stifling the sector’s potential.

FEATURE: How well have micropubs fared in 20 years?

FEATURE: How well have micropubs fared in 20 years?

By Glynn Davis

When Martyn Hillier informed friends he planned to open a tiny pub with no lagers, no food, no spirits, no music, no smoking and no TV, they suggested he was mad but he ignored them all anyway.