Legislation News – Page 25
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NewsRates review final report postponed until Autumn, Treasury confirms
Publication of the Government’s final business rates review report will be delayed until Autumn 2021, the Treasury has confirmed.
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NewsLondon Mayor pledges £5m in plan to support central London businesses
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has proposed plans to invest £5m to support the eventual reopening of hospitality and retail in central London.
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NewsExtension to furlough and business rates holiday expected
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce an extension to the year-long business rates holiday and furlough scheme, in the Budget next month.
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NewsState aid rules to be scrapped
Ministers are planning to scrap EU limits on state aid, to allow the government to provide more support to businesses crippled by the costs of the extended coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsUKH publishes reopening roadmap
UKHospitality is urging the Government to provide businesses with certainty and clarity in its reopening announcement next week as it presents its own roadmap for the hospitality sector to emerge from lockdown and restrictions.
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NewsPubs and restaurants won’t reopen until May, according to roadmap
Pubs, bars and restaurants, will not be able to reopen until May under a phased reopening programme, according to the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, The Daily Mail has reported. It claims the blueprint for lifting the UK out of lockdown will see curbs eased at four-weekly intervals, starting with ...
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NewsUKH: Extend VAT cut to boost hospitality and tourism
UKHospitality has urged the Government to extended and expand the VAT cut for hospitality businesses in order to stimulate demand and help support the tourism and hospitality sectors.
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NewsPub leaders pull out of government talks over ‘growing sense of betrayal’
Pub sector leaders have pulled out of talks with business minister Paul Scully due to a “growing sense of betrayal” caused by Government’s “obvious lack of interest and respect” for the industry.
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NewsJeremy King: Al fresco dining plan ‘a nonsense’
Jeremy King has described mooted plans to allow hospitality to reopen for outdoor dining only in the first week of April as “a nonsense”.
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NewsLifeline for nightclubs under rapid test scheme
The nightclub industry could be allowed to reopen under a rapid testing plan under consideration by the government.
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NewsDes Gunewardena: Why can’t we open at Easter?
D&D London CEO Des Gunewardena has said the hospitality industry is not getting anything intelligible back from government, describing the dialogue as “very, very frustrating”.
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NewsTim Martin: Give pubs level playing field
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called on the government to open pubs at the same time as non-essential shops reopen, stating that the industry is “on its knees”.
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NewsRaab: Government won’t commit to April reopening
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has rejected demands from MPs for a restriction-free April reopening date.
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NewsDeliveroo proposes post-pandemic support package
Deliveroo has urged Government to consider reintroducing the Eat Out to Help Out scheme and recruitment incentives to support restaurants to bounce-back after lockdown.
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NewsSector leaders call on Chancellor for decisive support
Over 160 business leaders from across the hospitality industry have called on the Chancellor for decisive support ahead of the Budget.
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NewsGovernment to meet with hospitality minister petitioners
Business minister Paul Scully will meet with the team behind the Create a Minister for Hospitality petition, the Prime Minister has confirmed.
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NewsPub leaders call for roadmap as beer losses hit £7.8b
Pub sector leaders have called for a clear timeline and reopening date as new figures reveal the severe losses incurred last year.
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NewsBounce Back extension to give “valuable breathing space” to hospitality
An extension of the Chancellor’s Pay as You Grow repayment flexibilities will “give valuable breathing space” to many hospitality businesses, as long as banks cooperate with the new flexible terms, UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nicholls has said.
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NewsSacha Lord: Vacant retail must be repurposed
The collapse of the retail sector will create a domino effect of closures and increased socio-economic hardship unless spaces are repurposed, Sacha Lord, night time economy advisor for Greater Manchester has warned.
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NewsPub beer gardens safer than private gardens
Meeting in groups in pubs beer gardens is safer than meeting in private gardens, a professor of epidemiology has suggested.