VAT

We report on VAT policy and its implications for the UK foodservice and hospitality sector, including rate changes, government decisions, lobbying campaigns, and compliance challenges. From reduced VAT measures during the pandemic to the sector’s push for permanent reform, this brings together essential updates that affect margins, pricing, and profitability. Whether you’re a small independent or a multi-site operator, understanding VAT is critical to managing costs and planning for sustainable growth. Our coverage is written to support chefs, operators, F&B leaders, and finance teams navigating a complex and evolving tax landscape.

  • Mar- 2021 -
    3 March
    FeaturesAn insight into the pub sector’s investor interest

    An insight into the pub sector’s investor interest

    Following a spate of high profile investment rounds and acquisition rumours within the UK’s pub sector, a number of questions have been raised. Why has investor interest recently spiked within the industry? Why are a number of high profile deals falling through? And more simply, what do these kinds of…

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  • 3 March
    GovernmentBudget 2021: Chancellor unveils new £65bn support package

    Budget 2021: Chancellor unveils new £65bn support package

    Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined a new £65bn support package in his March budget, confirming the decision to extend the furlough scheme until the end of September as well as new loan schemes of up to £10m for businesses. In what is Sunak’s second budget since he joined office in…

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  • 3 March
    CoronavirusSunak to extend furlough scheme until September

    Sunak to extend furlough scheme until September

    Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to extend the furlough scheme until September as part of his March Budget which will be announced today (3 March).  According to The Times, Sunak will state that the country is in a “moment of crisis” as he extends furlough for another five months, taking…

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  • 1 March
    Coronavirus‘Decisive financial support’ needed to save hospitality, says APPG

    ‘Decisive financial support’ needed to save hospitality, says APPG

    The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Hospitality and Tourism (APPG) is urging chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide “decisive financial support to protect sector businesses crucial to communities around the UK”. The plea comes in a letter signed by more than 80 MPs written to Sunak ahead of this week’s Budget, with…

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  • 1 March
    CoronavirusChancellor to unveil £5bn support package

    Chancellor to unveil £5bn support package

    Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to offer over 700,000 retail, hospitality and other businesses grants of up to £18,000 as part of a £5bn rescue package to be included in his Budget speech on Wednesday (3 March).  The new ‘Restart Grants’ will be directly distributed from local authorities from April…

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  • Feb- 2021 -
    26 February
    CoronavirusOver 200 hospitality leaders plead for emergency support

    Over 200 hospitality leaders plead for emergency support

    More than 200 industry leaders and trade bodies representing the UK’s hospitality and pub sectors have warned the Government that, unless a “substantial package of support” is announced at the Budget, nearly two thirds of businesses may not be able to make it to the end of lockdown. UKHospitality, the…

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  • 25 February
    CoronavirusHospitality leaders ‘optimistic’ of long-term future, CGA finds

    Hospitality leaders ‘optimistic’ of long-term future, CGA finds

    Hospitality leaders are reportedly optimistic about the long-term future of the sector, though “urgent” support is still required to help them navigate reopening, according to the CGA Business Leaders’ Survey 2021. The survey, which was conducted in collaboration with UKHospitality, British Beer and Pub Association and the British Institute of…

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  • 24 February
    CoronavirusExtending 5% VAT cut ‘not enough’ to save hospitality, says tax pro

    Extending 5% VAT cut ‘not enough’ to save hospitality, says tax pro

    Sue Rathmell, indirect tax partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, has said the UK needs “bold and sweeping measures” to save the hospitality sector, calling on the government to do more than just extend 5% VAT measures.  The statement comes ahead of the March Budget, with many in the hospitality sector…

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  • 23 February
    Trade AssociationsUKH: Sector ‘devastated’ by late reopening date

    UKH: Sector ‘devastated’ by late reopening date

    UKHospitality has claimed that the sector is “devastated” by the late reopening date for hospitality, adding that the chancellor has “just nine days” to save thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of jobs that simply “will not be there” without a substantial package of compensation. The news follows the…

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  • 18 February
    Trade AssociationsUKH urges industry to ‘send a message’ to gov ahead of March Budget

    UKH urges industry to ‘send a message’ to gov ahead of March Budget

    UKHospitality (UKH) is calling on businesses in the hospitality sector to “send a message” to the government by supporting a campaign to secure further financial support ahead of Rishi Sunak’s budget announcement next month. The trade association has garnered support for the campaign from leaders in the industry, including representatives…

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