Hospitality chiefs have accused Labour of breaching its manifesto after hammering firms with a huge increase in their business rates bill that will result in closures and job losses. Before the ...

A trade group has highlighted how the current business rates valuation system disproportionately penalises licensed ...

A 5p reduction in business rates for hospitality and retail was held up by the Chancellor as a sign the government was listening to their concerns. But – writes Ali Lyon – as business owners ...

UK pubs and restaurants have cut shift hours by 30% since 2022 as rising wages, taxes and weak demand hit hospitality in 2025 ...

Christmas should be a time of cheer, but last month’s Budget has instead left hospitality businesses at their wits’ end worrying about the looming business rates car crash. In just a few months, local ...