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The latest news and updates on government policy, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Mar- 2022 -23 March
Spring Statement: Chancellor raises NI threshold to £12,570
The chancellor has outlined a series of measures to help combat the rising cost of living in his latest spring…
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17 March
Parliamentary inquiry recommends VAT remains at 12.5%
An inquiry by a group of MPs has recommended that VAT for the hospitality and tourism sectors stays at 12.5%…
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Feb- 2022 -24 February
Gov must help hospitality move away from single-use plastics, says UKH
UKHospitality has said it has called on the Government to support hospitality businesses as they move away from single-use plastics,…
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8 February
Over 250 hospitality leaders call for VAT to be held at 12.5%
More than 250 business leaders from hospitality and leisure have written to the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, urging the Government to…
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Jan- 2022 -24 January
VOA ‘aggressively pursuing’ fines for hospitality, warns Colliers
The government’s Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has reportedly accelerated its demands to hotel and pub businesses by issuing and “aggressively…
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19 January
Restrictions in Scotland to be lifted from 24 January
First minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that additional measures aimed at stemming the spread of the Omicron variant whilst the…
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17 January
UKH Cymru welcomes easing of Welsh restrictions
UKHospitality Cymru has announced it has welcomed the announcement by the Welsh Government that all restrictions imposed on the industry…
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14 January
First minister to reveal plans to ease level 2 restrictions in Wales
A plan to return Wales to alert level 0 measures will today (14 January) be set out by first minister…
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Dec- 2021 -23 December
Wales to move back to Level 2 amid spread of Omicron variant
The Welsh government will reintroduce Level 2 Covid-19 measures from 26 December 2021 in a bid to tackle the Omicron…
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22 December
Scottish gov introduces social distancing rules for indoor venues
The Scottish government has announced that from 26 December further restrictions will be introduced to combat the spread of the…
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