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Irreversible damages: 'The Government needs to demonstrate that the roadmap out of this pandemic provides timely, tangible support to every business in the hospitality sector and, crucially, supports the industry for the long-term.'

Opinion

'Back to normal’ no longer enough for pubs

By Paul Davies, CEO, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company

Paul Davies, chief executive officer of Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC), outlines much-needed measures from the Chancellor’s Budget on 3 March to protect the future of the brewing, pub and hospitality industries.

Importance of VAT cut: hospitality operators have said the reduction to 5% has been very important to their business amid the coronavirus pandemic

VAT rate reversion could risk 310k jobs

By Emily Hawkins

The Government has been pressed to extend the reduced VAT rate beyond the spring to protect some 310,000 jobs in the hospitality and tourism sector.

Aid needed: The MA editor Ed Bedington calls on the Government to 'wake up to the fact that it’s targeted the hospitality sector way beyond the grounds of reasonability'

Opinion

Not good enough Mr Sunak

By Ed Bedington

And so the much awaited Government support has been announced and greeted with not so much a cheer as more of a whimper from an industry that is crying out for help.

Slide: confidence in business future has dipped

Hospitality business confidence slides in just a week

By Nicholas Robinson

Pub and other hospitality operators have said confidence in the future of their businesses is not as strong compared with a week ago, according to the results of the latest Hospitality Leaders poll by Lumina.

Extend the reduction: the Government has been urged to help out wet-led pubs by slashing VAT on beer as well as food

Calls to extend VAT reduction to beer

By Emily Hawkins

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has said VAT reduction should be extended to pints as well as food to aid businesses less likely to benefit from the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.

Government statement: the Chancellor announced measures to help hospitality but operators were left worried about the help for wet-led venues

Wet-led pubs left disappointed by ‘unfair’ VAT cut

By Nikkie Thatcher

Trade bodies and community-focused pub operators have voiced their concerns about feeling left out of the financial measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak this week (Wednesday 8 July).

The Big Interview: Jacques Borel

The Big Interview: Jacques Borel

By Roger Protz

Jacques Borel has plans to create 140,000 new UK jobs by slashing VAT on food and drink to 5%. Roger Protz meets the intrepid Frenchman with a spectacular international track record Jacques Borel has a mission in life — to breathe life back into pubs...

The taxing issue facing pubs

The taxing issue facing pubs

By Roger Protz

I blinked in disbelief when I heard a BBC business reporter announce that one reason for a fall in the rate of inflation was a drop in the price of alcohol. “Take me to your pub!” I yelled at the television set.

BBPA meets Treasury over VAT cut

BBPA meets Treasury over VAT cut

By Adam Pescod

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) will meet Treasury officials this week to discuss the possibility of a VAT reduction across businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors.

Pierre White: PMA’s plan could save hundreds of pubs

Pierre White backs VAT campaign

By Noli Dinkovski

Marco Pierre White has voiced his support for the Publican's Morning Advertiser's (PMA's) campaign to cut VAT to 5% across the hospitality industry

Ralph Findlay, chief executive, Marston’s: Supports a VAT cut across hospitality sector

VAT cut to 5%: the view from the top

By MA Reporters

The Publican's Morning Advertiser asked five companies who run managed pubs — and employ a combined 100,000 people — for their views on our campaign to reduce VAT to 5% within the hospitality sector. Here's what they said...

Thrive on Five: More trade support

Bosses rally behind pub VAT cut campaign

By Michelle Perrett

The bosses of five major managed pubcos have declared support for the Publican's Morning Advertiser's (PMA's) Thrive on 5 campaign to get VAT reduced to 5% across the hospitality industry.

Johnson: wants trade bodies to spend time on the issue

Johnson calls for VAT-cut campaign

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Luke Johnson, the serial restaurant investor, has called on the whole hospitality industry to come together to campaign for a VAT cut.

Calls for a VAT cut

BBPA calls for VAT cut

By Michelle Perrett

British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the UK government to consider dropping VAT to aid recovery, boost jobs, and help consumers.

Borel: fight for VAT cut starts now

Borel: VAT cut for pubs by 2014

By Michelle Perrett

The UK hospitality industry could have a targeted VAT cut by April 2014, according to the influential French lobbyist Jacques Borel.

Thrive on 5%: campaign to cut VAT

What a 5% VAT rate would mean for me

By Ewan Turney

As the PMA's campaign to reduce VAT to 5% for the hospitality sector continues, four multiple operators tell Ewan Turney that a cut would help create...

Griffin: backing Thrive on Five

Licensees back MA call to cut VAT to 5%

By Lesley Foottit

Licensees in Brighton and Hove have given strong support to the Morning Advertiser's campign to cut VAT to 5% in the hospitality industry. Support...

Grocock: VAT cut would be positive move to help pubs

SIBA chief: drop VAT to help pubs

By Ewan Turney

A brewers' trade group has urged the Government to halve VAT for the hospitality industry as a positive way to rejuvenate the sector. Julian...

Pub drinks: VAT should be cut, says Sheron

Top doctor: pubs should pay less VAT

By John Harrington

A health campaigner says VAT on alcohol sold in pubs should be slashed — and minimum pricing introduced — to help pubs and encourage sensible...

Darling: pin him to your dartboard

Download your Darling dartboard

By MA Team

It now seems to be official — Chancellor Alistair Darling wants to kill off the pub trade. Yesterday's news that Darling had agreed to cut his duty...

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