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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Mar- 2021 -3 March
Welsh Gov grants £30m for hospitality, leisure, and tourism
The Welsh Government has announced a £30m support package for hospitality, leisure, and tourism businesses impacted by the ongoing Covid-19…
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Feb- 2021 -23 February
324,000 hospitality supply jobs at risk unless Gov takes action
324,000 jobs within the UK’s hospitality supply chain are at risk unless “businesses receive immediate financial support from the government”,…
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19 February
Hospitality included in Sadiq Khan’s £5m investment proposal
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a new proposal to invest £5m in the eventual reopening of central London,…
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12 February
UK suffers record 9.9% GDP slump
GDP declined by 9.9% in 2020, a figure which is more than double of what was recorded in 2009 after the…
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2 February
Labour warns 650,000 hospitality business at risk of collapse
The Labour Party has accused the government of “economic negligence” as it has estimated 650,000 hospitality businesses could collapse in…
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Jan- 2021 -29 January
UKH warns quarantine rules could affect tourism long-term
UK Hospitality has responded to the new government hotel quarantine initiative by cautioning of the long-term impact on the UK’s…
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27 January
Finance minister: ‘no current plans’ to extend VAT cut
Jessie Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire and financial secretary for the treasury, has revealed there are “no current…
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19 January
Sunak looks to raise corporation tax in March budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly looking to raise corporation tax in the upcoming March budget to pay off the estimated £400bn borrowed by the…
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18 January
Sacha Lord calls for hospitality to reopen alongside non-essential retail
Sacha Lord, Greater Manchester’s night time economy advisor, has claimed that hospitality “must reopen” alongside non-essential retail as part of…
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15 January
Former directors of Carillion face disqualification charges
The Insolvency Service has applied to the High Court to disqualify eight directors and former directors for Carillion following the…
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