54% of hospitality firms to cut jobs and investment if rates relief ends
The average pub could stand to lose £12,000, while a high street restaurant could see its business rates bill increase by £30,000
More than half of pubs and hospitality businesses would cut jobs (54%) and cancel investment (51%) if bills quadrupled when business rates relief ends in April, according to a new joint survey conducted by the British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping and UKHospitality.