📱 Digital proof of age can now be used for alcohol sales in England & Wales.
Licensed businesses can choose to accept certified digital ID alongside physical ID, helping make age checks quicker and tackle fake or borrowed ID.
Read more:
https://t.co/qfYWT2fnsI
#Pubwatch
21 hospitality businesses are closing every week, @itvnews reported. These are the pubs, restaurants and hotels that anchor high streets and employ millions.
A VAT cut could save your favourite hospitality venue. Sign the petition 👉 https://t.co/MEDVqI2nlS
#VATsTheProblem
Devolution must put nightlife at heart of growth
A trade body has called on the Government to put the night-time economy at the centre of its devolution agenda.
Read here:
https://t.co/KQxv0o774n
#NightTimeEconomy
Thank you @tomgordonLD for speaking about the cumulative cost burden on the hospitality sector.
“A cocktail of different things added pressure on the businesses.”
The Gov’t must reduce the cost of doing business.
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Operators have welcomed the Prime Minister’s plans for a 20% cut to business rates, but say more Government support is needed to ease the pressure on pubs.
Read here:
https://t.co/AZ4B82EzT8
#VATReform#BusinessRates
Digital proof of age for alcohol sales has moved a step closer.
A useful update for #BestBarNone schemes, licensing practitioners and the licensed trade.
Read more from @Popall: https://t.co/TqI0TcRcBM
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🌃 Day 4 of #NationalLicensingWeek celebrates the Night-Time Economy. Licensed premises, licensing professionals and local partnerships all play a vital role in creating vibrant places after dark. #BestBarNone#SaferSocialising
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VAT cut petition smashes 200,000 signatures
The #VATsTheProblem petition calling for hospitality VAT to be cut to 10% has passed 200,000 signatures.
Read here:
https://t.co/3Grnmg5XVV
#HospitalityPetition
Spearheaded by @ChefTomKerridge we are backing the #VATsTheProblem campaign, calling for a 10% rate for all hospitality businesses, alongside other trade associations and industry colleagues.
Our members have consistently prioritised a lower rate of VAT, on a par with the majority of Europe, to stimulate growth and investment in our essential sector, and allow us to thrive.
https://t.co/3vPS7GJuj3
#pubsmatter #keepingpubsthriving
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