Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reducing the level of (a) duty on drinks and (b) VAT on food in pubs and restaurants to help support the recove

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1. 21 July 2021

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reducing the level of (a) duty on drinks and (b) VAT on food in pubs and restaurants to help support the recove

   Source: Commons

2. 9 September 2021

   Answer

   All alcohol duties will be frozen across the board for the second year running saving drinkers £1.7 billion. At the Budget we extended the 5 per cent reduced rate of VAT for a further six months until the end of September. Even then, the rate will only in...

   Source: Written answer

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