Giles Croot

Whilst views I tweet may momentarily be my own; I retweet things I find thought provoking-not because I agree. I am Director of Communication at Haven

[Emma Lewell MP @EmmaLewell]

❌ The proposed Tourist Tax is a bad policy which the hospitality industry wholeheartedly opposes. The Government need to have a serious rethink about introducing it. #StopTheHolidayTax 👇

@UKHofficial @beerandpub

https://t.co/qRmWSIMlMJ

[UKHospitality @UKHofficial]

We hosted a holiday tax drop-in to discuss with MPs the impact this tax will have on domestic holidays, high streets and jobs across the UK.

Thank you @EmmaLewell for hosting the over 30 MPs who attended. Write to your MP today 👇
https://t.co/RT43lI8YJV

#StopTheHolidayTax

[Emma Lewell MP @EmmaLewell]

It was great to welcome members from parties across the House yesterday to the drop-in that I hosted with @UKHofficial.

Many of the attending MPs made their views clear that we must #StopTheHolidayTax to protect our hospitality industry🏖️🏨🍻

[Giles Croot @GilesCroot]

Sunshine making you dream of a seaside holiday? @jesssnewman visited our Kent Coast park. Read all about it here: https://t.co/QWAFPcsCwn

#Haven #KentCoast #TheTimes

[GB News @GBNEWS]

'Oxford Economics say this holiday tax would cost 33,000 people their jobs...'

Allen Simpson of Hospitality UK discusses opposition to Government plans for a holiday tax, with many voters claiming they would punish their MPs if the tax was implemented.

[Giles Croot @GilesCroot]

@GMB £2 per night per person - £10 per night extra for a family of five. #StopTheHolidayTax. Visit @UKHofficial's https://t.co/03VyODZ1kU to see how much it could cost you.

@allen_m_simpson

[UKHospitality @UKHofficial]

Did a staycation help you unwind this Easter bank holiday? Your future breaks could be more expensive due to the Government’s proposed holiday tax.

Holidays should be relaxing, not taxing. Write to your MP and #StopTheHolidayTax👇

https://t.co/PDAVgDkmEp

[UKHospitality @UKHofficial]

Thank you @amgsharpe for asking about the impact of the Government's proposed holiday tax.

“According to the @wef travel and tourism development index, the UK currently ranks 113th for price competitiveness.”

A holiday tax will make staycations in England more expensive.

[UKHospitality @UKHofficial]

Thank you @Mark_J_Harper for raising how the proposed holiday tax contradicts the Government mission to reduce the cost of living crisis.

Increasing the cost of a family holiday doesn't help the cost of living.

This is the wrong policy at the worst time. The Government needs to #StopTheHolidayTax.

[Kate Nicholls OBE @UKHospKate]

@EmmaLewell is quite right here, this is a tax which will hit British families hard - as much as £1.6bn extra taxes by 2030 according to new @UKHofficial research and taking VAT on hotels to 27%. This cannot be the way to prioritise tackling the cost of living

[Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson]

Once, Rachel Reeves dismissed fears that her tax rises would have quite a big impact on jobs. Hope these warnings are taken more seriously in HM Treasury now.

[UKHospitality @UKHofficial]

Thank you @Ashley7Fox for highlighting hospitality as the most accessible route to work.

Your first job is your first step.

Many people’s first job is in hospitality – hospitality is the answer to increasing youth employment.

[Kate Nicholls OBE @UKHospKate]

When hospitality thrives it drives economic growth. When the sector is taxed too heavily, prices & inflation rise and jobs & growth are cut. This is why support for the sector is vital to tackling cost of living and unlocking investment in people & place https://t.co/dx9aPlshwt

[Kate Nicholls OBE @UKHospKate]

I spent 2 nights in a hotel this week for work - I’m already paying 20% in VAT and now govt is proposing another tax with additional VAT on top. The £22.40 additional tax adds to cost of living. No new taxes #cutvat https://t.co/IPoxyRfbth

[The Caterer @Caterertweets]

UKHospitality CEO: ‘It’s a really hard time to be in hospitality’ @UKHofficial

➡️https://t.co/8j1qadBnpu
https://t.co/8j1qadBnpu

[UKHospitality @UKHofficial]

If the Government wants everyone to be able to afford a holiday, it should scrap its planned holiday tax.

"Plans to introduce a holiday tax will put that even further out of reach for the regular family," our Chair @UKHospKate told @TheSun.
https://t.co/YDcvBxEcBs

[Kate Nicholls OBE @UKHospKate]

We already pay the highest VAT on hospitality and tourism - and visitors even pay vat on top of a visitor levy, so this is a triple whammy of tax. The starting point should be lowering VAT on accommodation and eating out - as we had during the pandemic.

[Giles Croot @GilesCroot]

@McWhirterAlex @UKHospKate VAT on accommodation in Spain is only 10%, so even with this level of visitor tax which is intended to put off visitors, today many visitors to London are already paying more tax in the UK. #StopTheHolidayTax

[Giles Croot @GilesCroot]

Stop The Holiday Tax! Keep holidays relaxing - not taxing. The Government wants to introduce a new tax on holidays in England that will make your staycation more expensive. Join the campaign: https://t.co/Tw2MBDgVD2 #StopTheHolidayTax #KeepHolidaysRelaxing

[Giles Croot @GilesCroot]

@clarkaw I think being an MP is already a pretty mediocre job. Paid less than a provincial accountant; no job security; subject to endless abuse. And such an important job. If we want high quality MPs we have to treat them with respect and fair reward. Now you want to close their bars.