Hospitality has so much potential - to create jobs, to drive high street regeneration and economic growth. But it is held back by tax - the most highly taxed sector of the economy
Now the sector is united that #VATsTheProblem. A new sector-wide campaign, spearheaded by Tom Kerridge, is calling for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10% - the single biggest lever the Government can pull to unleash potential. So let’s make the Sunmer’s VAT cut the start. Sign the petition today 👇
https://t.co/IW5iwiWaFk
Tourism Minister Steph Peacock revitalising seaside towns is critical. “We’re very, very aware of the challenges that the sector is facing,” she says, “and we really want to do everything we can to promote British tourism.” Govt launches £2m national domestic coastal tourism campaign to spread the season and acknowledges reaction to tourism tax is mixed
https://t.co/d93JwZ0G00
@DollyHPN I passed a group going past sunny sands and then passed them again by the valiant sailor as I was doing loops of that hill that goes up from Little Switzerland, probably about half 9? Get in the way? 😂 I’m sure not, free country anyway!
BIRMINGHAM LIGHT FESTIVAL 2025✨
The inaugural programme is now live. It’s SO full of joy and that’s because people and partners that love this city deeply have come together to make the impossible happen. Thank you so much!! Let’s do this 🙏
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BIRMINGHAM LIGHT FESTIVAL ✨
19 - 22 February 2025
Save the dates & get ready to see the city in a different light. Birmingham Light Festival will transform a series of city centre locations into a spectacular gallery of illuminated artworks!
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New piece arguing that the humanitarian crisis in Darién is a direct result of failed international migration policies & inadequate cooperation and responses by regional governments leading to severe human suffering. Will the rhetorical turn mean actions? https://t.co/p9wB4Oy7aL