UKHospitality demands more industry help
The chancellor said that “the situation the pubs face is different from other parts of the hospitality sector.
UKHospitality has officially responded to comments Rachel Reeves made about business relief only being extended to pubs during her recent trip to Davos. Speaking to reporters at the World Economic Forum, the chancellor said that “the situation the pubs face is different from other parts of the hospitality sector”.
‘A hospitality-wide problem’
Allen Simpson, chief executive of UKHospitality, said: "The entire hospitality sector faces the same cost challenges – from eye-watering business rates hikes to the soaring cost of employment. These are not challenges unique to pubs.
“Our hotels, restaurants and cafés, to name a few, all face their business rates bills increasing by thousands, driven by the same large increases to rateable values affecting pubs. These businesses employ six in seven people in hospitality.
“While it’s positive there will be an announcement soon, this is a hospitality-wide problem that requires a hospitality-wide solution. The government has one chance to get this right. Without a package of support for the entire sector, I fear it will be too little, too late.”
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