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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Jan- 2021 -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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14 January
UKH Cymru urges businesses to apply for latest government grants
UKHospitality Cymru has urged Welsh hospitality businesses and their suppliers to apply early for the latest £180m package of Welsh…
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13 January
Chartwells apologises over free school meals supplies
The Compass Group has reportedly apologised after its catering branch Chartwells recently came under fire for falling short on the…
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11 January
Pandemic costs D&D London £2.5m a month, owner warns
Des Gunewardena, the owner of restaurant group D&D London, has written to the government calling for greater support ahead of…
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5 January
Mardin & Maras director banned for 7-years for undeclared takings
Caesar’s Pizza & Kebab owner Huseyin Gozel has been banned from trading for seven years after the Insolvency service revealed…
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Dec- 2020 -22 December
Leicestershire County Council offers one-off payment to pubs
Leicestershire County Council has announced it is offering a one-off payment of £1,000 to support small village pubs which are…
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14 December
UKHCymru calls for hospitality to be made a ‘beacon’ for Welsh recovery
UKHospitality Cymru has called on the Welsh government to ensure that hospitality is made one of the five central “beacons”…
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