Burnham told to deliver 10 per cent hospitality VAT after backing tax cut
More than 800 businesses say a lower rate would protect jobs and help prevent closures as the sector faces rising costs.
- On Monday, more than 800 hospitality businesses wrote to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to introduce a lower VAT rate, as he gathered business leaders at Downing Street to pledge backing for entrepreneurs.
- The #VATsTheProblem campaign seeks to reduce the current 20% VAT rate to 10%, pressuring Burnham to deliver on his public support for the sector expressed earlier this year.
- Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge said, "20% VAT is holding hospitality back," while more than 370,000 people signed a petition supporting the cut, with signatories including Fuller's, Greene King, and Wagamama.
- UKHospitality noted the "vast majority of the signatories are small and medium-sized businesses," warning that without tax relief, closures and job losses may accelerate.
- Burnham has prioritized reviving high streets by granting councils powers to block betting shops and cutting business rates, positioning these moves within the Government's broader "partner for growth" agenda.
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Hundreds of hospitality businesses call on Burnham to lower VAT
The VAT’s The Problem campaign has called for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%.
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