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Amendments to DRS: pubs will not have to also be a return point for recycling under new rule changes (credit: Getty/cagkansayin)

Pubs to benefit from amendments to DRS

By Gary Lloyd

Changes to the proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in Scotland that are set to benefit pubs and craft drinks producers have been welcomed by the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA).

Review and redesign: trade bodies welcome DRS delay (Credit: Getty/Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd)

Trade bodies 'welcome' DRS delay

By Rebecca Weller

The delay to the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in Scotland has been welcomed by trade bodies across the sector.

Call to step in: BBPA CEO Emma McClarkin says energy suppliers are being allowed to profiteer

BBPA: Ofgem is acting too slowly to save UK businesses

By Gary Lloyd

Energy regulator Ofgem is moving at “glacial pace” when it comes to disciplining suppliers and putting hundreds of thousands of businesses on the verge of collapse, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Non-Domestic Rates bill: the workload passed to ratepayers will increase and counter the pledge made by Tory leaders says Colliers (credit: getty/andresr)

Business rates reform will cost sector even more

By Gary Lloyd

The promised reform of business rates will not cut costs for the sector but will, conversely, include a 7.1% increase in rateable values, according to property expert Colliers.

Free speech fears: Staff could sue bosses under new bill (Getty/ SeventyFour)

Concerns raised about Protection Bill

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Staff could sue employers if customers offended them under the proposed Workers Protection Bill, but trade bodies are concerned about its delivery.

Respite: pubs could see a 58% tax cut with updated rates (Credit: Getty/Richard Drury)

Pubs could save over £5k with new rates values

By Rebecca Weller

Pubs could save an average of more than £5,000 under the new commercial property values introduced on Saturday 1 April, data from real estate intelligence firm Altus Group has revealed.

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THE LOCK IN PODCAST

How important is tipping in pubs?

By Ed Bedington

The latest episode of the podcast saw the team look at service charge and tipping as a new bill goes through parliament.

Additional deterrent: now is not the time to introduce tourism tax (Credit: Getty ChrisHepburn)

Manchester tourism tax 'disappointing' for pubs

By Rebecca Weller

Now is “not the time” to introduce tourism taxes and place “additional deterrents” on consumers, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Ludicrous: Bank of England boss warnings to avoid price increases 'impossible' (Credit: Getty/ DNY59)

Advice to avoid price increases 'ludicrous'

By Rebecca Weller

Trade bodies across the sector have hit out at the Bank of England (BoE) Governor's “ludicrous” and “impossible” suggestion that firms should “stomach” cost increases.

No laughing matter: NTIA welcomes ban of nitrous oxide (Getty/ Peter Dazeley)

Trade body welcomes nitrous oxide ban

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has welcomed the Government’s ban of nitrous oxide gas, after the drug had put “immense pressure” on the late-night sector.

Fix the source: tackling main drivers of inflation would reduce need for interest rate increases (Credit: Getty/DNY59)

Rising costs leave firms with 'stark choices'

By Rebecca Weller

Tackling the main drivers of inflation and offering hospitality firms “enhanced support” would “reduce the need” for interest rate increases, UKHospitality (UKH) chief executive Kate Nicholls has stated.

Initiative change: the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme is set to end on 31 March and will be replaced by the energy Bill Discount Scheme (image: Getty/bernie_photo)

7 days until ‘energy tipping point’ for pubs

By Nikkie Thatcher

The closure of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) for firms has the potential to mean companies are forced to close, downsize or restructure, a business organisation has warned.

Opinions offered: the tied tenant survey results are expected to be announced shortly

OPINION

MRO made more accessible

By Fiona Dickie, pubs code adjudicator

It has been a busy few weeks for the pubs code adjudicator (PCA).

What's in the news 17 March?

Review of the Week

‘Politics back to normal’

By Ed Bedington

The MA's Ed Bedington caught up with UKHospitality boss Kate Nicholls to get her take on the week's news, which has seen the Spring Budget announced, Ofgem's letter to Government and potential train strike breakthroughs.

Crisis after crisis: Spring Budget did not go far enough to rebalance catastrophic impact of rising costs (credit: Getty/Ales-A)

SPRING BUDGET 2023

Spring Budget 'did not go far enough'

By Rebecca Weller

The measures announced in the Spring Budget “did not go far enough” to “rebalance catastrophic impact” of rising costs across the board, according to trade bodies from across the sector.

Threat of closure: Lack of energy support for businesses in Budget comes under fire (Getty/ simonkr)

SPRING BUDGET 2023

Axed energy support may cause mass closures

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Music Venue Trust (MVT) has warned the Government’s failure to extend the business energy relief scheme in yesterday’s Spring Budget would lead to mass venue closures.

More disruption: March and April rail strikes could cost sector £600m in lost sales (Credit: Getty/Marc Scruton)

March rail strikes could cost sector £600m

By Rebecca Weller

Further industrial action on rail and tube services during March and April could cost the hospitality sector £600m in lost sales, trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has stated.

Heart-breaking: late night sector has lost more than 4,000 firms since the start of the pandemic (Credit: Getty/ Flashpop)

Over 4,000 firms lost since start of the pandemic

By Rebecca Weller

The night-time culture economy (NTCE) has lost more than 4,000 businesses since the start of the pandemic and 33,000 jobs, a Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) report has highlighted.

Budget offers puns but no support

SPRING BUDGET 2023

Sadly, it's not a joke Mr Hunt

By Ed Bedington

“British ale is warm, but the duty on a pint is frozen” were the words uttered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the flippancy of his remark sums up the level of care this Government appears to have for the hospitality sector.

Government announcement: the Spring Budget was unveiled by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (image: Getty/Mahmud013)

SPRING BUDGET 2023

End of energy support will put trade in 'unsustainable predicament'

By Nikkie Thatcher

While the Government has extended its Energy Price Guarantee for households, the Chancellor failed to mention any further support on rocketing utility bills for businesses in the Spring Budget today (Wednesday 15 March).

Calls ignored: business rates were not mentioned in the Spring Budget (Credit:Getty/mammuth)

SPRING BUDGET 2023

Failure to address business rates reform will ‘anger’ sector

By Gary Lloyd

Despite industry-wide calls for reformation to business rates, the Conservative Party’s Spring Budget failed to offer anything new to the under-pressure on-trade, which would “frustrate and anger” the sector.

Spring Budget: There will be no reform to the apprenticeship levy (Getty/ SolStock)

SPRING BUDGET 2023

Spring Budget 2023: No apprenticeship levy reform

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Chancellor did not announce a reform to the apprenticeship levy in the Spring Budget today (Wednesday 15 March), despite hospitality claiming it was “holding back investment”.

OFGEM letter: energy regulator finds areas of significant concern (Credit: Getty/ simarik)

Ofgem finds areas of 'significant concern' in business contracts

By Rebecca Weller

Non-compliant energy suppliers must be “held accountable” by the Government and work with businesses to find “pragmatic solutions” to inflated contracts following Ofgem’s letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt yesterday (Tuesday 14 March).

Government statement: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt preparing to unveil the Spring Budget (image: Zara Farrar / HM Treasury)

Industry awaits Budget announcement

By Nikkie Thatcher

Operators are waiting to hear what Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has to say in the Spring Budget later today (Wednesday 15 March).

Heart-breaking: NTIA report shows 1 in 4 night-time economy businesses at risk of closure over the next 6 months (Credit: Getty/allanswart)

NTIA warns 1 in 4 NTE firms at risk in next 12 months

By Rebecca Weller

About one in four independent and culture businesses are at risk of “being lost” in the next six months, the second Night-Time Industries Association (NTIA) Night-Time Economy Report has revealed.

Time needed to answer concerns: Scottish Licensed Trade Association managing director Colin Wilkinson

SLTA hits back over DRS claims

By Gary Lloyd

The Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) has called for swift action over its fears for the August introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) because there are still many unanswered questions about its operation and believes small businesses...

Progressing forward: The MP announced the update at the UKH Workforce and Skills conference

Hospitality Strategy marks ‘substantial progress’

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

An update on Government’s Hospitality Strategy unveiled yesterday (1 March), has revealed “substantial progress” has been made in the sector’s recovery, according to UKHospitality (UKH).

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