Steven Alton

Chief Executive Officer BII, Director Best Bar None, Trustee Skills & Education Group, Trustee Only A Pavement Away , Member Hospitality Sector Council

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

Time for change and to back our sector through fair taxes which all unlock investment, skilled jobs and growth in every postcode. Add your voice & share it with your networks 👇🙏 https://t.co/mb2OHzfI1C VAT petition delivered to Downing Street https://t.co/wKVGVmnvYa

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

Talking this morning about the opportunity to back pubs at the budget through fair taxes with VAT at 10% that will unlock jobs, investment & growth in every community. @BIIandBIIAB #OurPub #PubCareers #HeartoftheCommunity #VATsTheProblem

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[The Morning Advertiser @morningad]

https://t.co/G7J3FCRfuj
The BII said if VAT was cut to 10% on all pub sales, three quarters (75%) of its members would invest in their pubs while six in 10 (62%) would increase staff hours.

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

"Prime Minister, Chancellor, use this Budget to give pubs a fair deal, with 10% VAT on all pub sales at its heart. Back our publicans & they will deliver in every postcode. Tax them harden and thousands of communities could lose their pub." @BIIandBIIAB

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[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

👇🙏 https://t.co/mb2OHzfI1C

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

Great to see such strong support for #VATsTheProblem campaign this week. This is about a fair deal for our sector with 10% VAT that will unlock jobs, investment & growth in every postcode. Operators, team members, suppliers & customers please sign the petition & back your locals

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

“Back our pubs and they will deliver in every postcode. Tax them harder and we will lose thousands.”
Results from our members survey make clear the opportunity ahead for Government and the consequences of failing to back our nations pubs. @BIIandBIIAB

https://t.co/TMrhKwHD2r

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

Making our collective voice heard👏. Please sign the petition, operators, suppliers, customers,for a fair deal for hospitality with VAT at 10% that will unlock jobs, investment and growth.
Hundreds of hotels, pubs and restaurants urge Burnham to cut VAT https://t.co/I7z6dIUBqY

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

We need to leave Government in doubt about what is needed to unlock skilled jobs, investment & growth in every postcode. A fair deal for hospitality with 10% VAT, in line with European neighbours, is vital. Sign the petition & back your locals 👇🙏 https://t.co/mb2OHzfI1C

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

"The Government has a huge opportunity to provide the conditions to drive investment, new skilled jobs and growth in our sector through fair taxes," he told The Morning Advertiser (The MA). @BIIandBIIAB

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[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

My comments in the MA ‘Providing an immediate fair VAT rate of 10% on all pub sales would provide a vital boost for pubs, which will result in further skilled jobs, drive investment and deliver essential growth in all areas across the UK.’ https://t.co/MBFGGfI7MU @BIIandBIIAB

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

The pub sector at its best, over 60 riders from across the industry riding 170 miles around Norfolk on @Pedallingforpub all for @apavementaway & @LTCharity both helping people facing real hardship from our sector. Our brilliant team has raised over £120,000 so far 🙏👏🚴‍♀️⛰️🇳🇫

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

Talking to @BBCNews about the accelerating rate of closure of pubs, the cumulative taxation at the heart of closures - 40p in £1 spent in pubs going to Government in taxes & how fair taxes with a priority on VAT will unlock skilled jobs, investment, & drive growth. @BIIandBIIAB

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

Please add your voice and make sure your MP is backing their locals, it takes just a few mins via this link. The overall tax burden must reduce with a priority on VAT to unlock employment opportunities, investment & growth. 👇🙏 https://t.co/0Zhs8nf8nb @BIIandBIIAB #OurPub

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

The unfair cumulative tax burden is unsustainable. Our undervalued industry provides essential skilled jobs, delivers immeasurable social value at the heart of every community & underpins local economies. Government must back us before it is too late.
https://t.co/5jS3Fd6d3s

[ThatPubChick 🥂 @pub_that]

Profit feels like a dirty word in hospitality, like we should somehow be just treading water trying now to drown. But it’s profit that drives investment and growth. It enables employment and training. Without it we can’t move forward. Gov must cut the cost of doing business.

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

In 70 days I join a brilliant team of 65 pub sector riders on a 3 day @Pedallingforpub challenge raising awareness & vital funds for exceptional trade charities @apavementaway & @LTCharity both doing outstanding work helping people facing real hardship👇🙏 https://t.co/MIUhuHnorU

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

Great piece by BII Member Woody Barlow. Add your voice and contact your MP to get behind their local pubs and deliver fair taxes to ensure pubs can survive & thrive 👇🙏 https://t.co/0Zhs8nf8nb

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

"My message to Rachel Reeves is to reduce VAT in hospitality - 100 per cent.  I don't think the current government understands the importance that pubs have on the social fabric of communities up-and-down this country. It cannot be underestimated.” https://t.co/sjgjt9XZEf

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

Add your voice and contact your MP 👇🙏 https://t.co/0Zhs8nf8nb @BIIandBIIAB #OurPub #HeartoftheCommunity #PubCareers

[Steven Alton @AltonSteven]

"Only us and Denmark haven't reduced VAT for hospitality.”
"MPs used to say, 'you'll never get [a VAT reduction], we can't afford it, but now, the question is the other way round, 'can we afford not to do it?' @BIIandBIIAB #OurPub
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