Government
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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Aug- 2020 -11 August
10.5 million meals claimed under ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme
Some 10,540,394 million meals have been claimed under the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme, according to new research from…
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Jul- 2020 -31 July
Government reveals new £20m grant for small businesses
The government has announced a new £20m grant scheme to help thousands of smaller, independent businesses in England to recover…
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Apr- 2020 -2 April
Chancellor set to announce overhaul to SME loan scheme
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly set to announce an overhaul to the SME loan scheme that will allow companies to…
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Mar- 2020 -30 March
UK GDP expected to contract by 15% in Q2 2020
The UK economy is about to enter the deepest recession since the financial crisis, including the steepest quarter-on-quarter decline in…
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30 March
Government relaxes insolvency rules
The government has announced a set of changes to help improve the insolvency system to enable companies undergoing restructuring to…
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18 March
Chancellor extends rent holidays to all hospitality businesses
All hospitality businesses are eligible for a one-year business rates holiday after the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced a series of…
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17 March
Covid-19: Social distancing measures ‘catastrophic’ for pubs, restaurants and hotels
UKHospitality has said the government’s latest advice that people should avoid pubs, restaurants, hotels will be “catastrophic” for businesses and…
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17 March
Colliers calls for Rates Deferment Scheme introduction amid Covid-19
Business rates experts at Colliers International have called for the Government to introduce a three-month or even six-month business rates…
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Feb- 2020 -24 February
Hospitality insolvencies at highest level in seven years
Insolvencies in the hospitality sector increased by 10.4% in 2019, the highest amount in seven years, according to analysis by…
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19 February
New immigration laws will be ‘disastrous’ for hospitality, says UKH
Kate Nicholls, the CEO of hospitality trade body UK hospitality, has said the government’s proposed pos-brexit immigration laws will be…
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