All Legislation articles – Page 7
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NewsNo new support from Sunak
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has signalled there will be no further financial support for business hit by coronavirus restrictions ahead the 3 March budget.
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NewsLocal councils accused of hoarding business grants
Local councils have been accused of hoarding hundreds of millions of pounds in government support grants intended to help businesses survive lockdown.
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NewsLatest support an immediate “lifeline” but “in vain” without a long-term plan
The latest round of coronavirus support announced by the Chancellor yesterday received a mix response from the industry, with many agreeing the supposed “lifeline” is far from enough.
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NewsM&B fined by Trading Standards
Mitchells & Butlers has been fined by Trading Standards after serving a cheaper white fish mix instead of advertised lobster.
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NewsFurlough extension cautiously welcomed
The one-month extension of furlough has been tentatively welcomed, tempered with a warning that more support will be needed to save jobs and businesses.
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NewsTim Martin: Government relying on ‘false information, rather than truth’
Wetherspoons chairman Tim Martin has accused the government of relying on “false information, rather than truth,” leading to “inevitably poor outcomes.” In an update on the London Stock Exchange, Martin said that over 50 million pub visits had been registered at Wetherspoons sites using the track and trace system, and there have been no outbreaks reported in the company, highlighting the “faulty” nature of government sources of information.
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NewsGovernment accused of siding with landlords in pubs code review
The government has been accused of siding with pub landlords over tenants in its pubs code review completed last month, The Times reports. Business secretary Alok Sharma has been told by group’s representing about 7,000 tenants that the review “promised so much and delivered so little,” leaving publicans exposed to the impacts of the coronavirus crisis. Responding to the evaluation last month, British Beer and Pub Association CEO Emma McClarkin praised the government’s recognition that the code doesn’t require fundamental changes.
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InterviewsShepherd Neame CEO Jonathan Neame: ‘Hancock is a latter-day Champagne Charlie’
The government should expect a “huge political backlash” on the other side of the pandemic for its “disproportionate” and “arbitrary” restrictions on the pub sector, Shepherd Neame CEO Jonathan Neame has said.
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Interviews
Punch Pubs CEO Clive Chesser: Pub restrictions ‘disproportionate and unfair’
The restrictions imposed on community wet led pubs in tier 2 are “disproportionate,” “unfair,” and “wrong,” MCA’s The Conversation has heard.
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NewsScotch egg counts as ‘substantial meal’
Pub operators entering tier 2 face further confusion about the definition of a “substantial meal” after cabinet minister George Eustice suggested a Scotch egg could count.
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NewsNo drinking after meal
Customers visiting pubs in tier 2 regions will have to leave when they finish eating, a government source has confirmed.
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NewsNew rescue package for hospitality sector
Pubs and restaurants hit by new coronavirus restrictions will be given extra cash to help get them through Christmas, the Telegraph reports.
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NewsBusiness rates multiplier frozen
Hospitality and retail businesses will benefit from a freeze to the business rates multiplier, though the move announced in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review falls short of wider relief of the controversial levy.
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NewsTightened tier system a “straitjacket on hospitality” and “will destroy sector”
The proposed tightened tiered system is a “straitjacket” on hospitality businesses and will destroy the sector if they go ahead, industry trade bodies have warned.
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NewsPubs and restaurants face tougher restrictions
Pubs and restaurants face tougher restrictions under the new tier system set to be announced by Boris Johnson today.
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News10pm curfew to be relaxed
Chancellor Rishi Sunak suggested the 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants will be lifted after lockdown, but warned that areas should prepare for tougher local restrictions.
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Analysis & InsightBouncing back after lockdown 2.0
Looking outside now at these dreary November days, the summer already feels like a different time.
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Analysis & Insight72% of hospitality businesses face closure in 2021
Almost three quarters (72%) of all hospitality businesses expect to become unviable and close in 2021 without additional support, sector trade bodies have warned.
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InterviewsVagabond MD Stephen Finch: Forced shutdown ‘almost preferable’ to previous restrictions
The restrictions imposed on hospitality in the past few months couldn’t have been more at odds with the concept of London-based bar group Vagabond Wines, managing director Stephen Finch has said.
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Analysis & InsightKate Nicholls: VAT cut extension more likely than new EOHO
The Treasury is more likely to extend the VAT cut in April than introduce a new Eat Out to Help Out scheme, Kate Nicholls has suggested.