THE LEADING PUBLICATION FOR THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR & LICENSED TRADE Issue 301
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Business Rates Relief Still Leaves Pubs Facing a 52% Cost Shock…
New analysis from The Oxford Partnership reveals that the government’s latest business rates discount will still leave the average public house facing a near 52% increase in business rates compared with the COVID support period, adding further pressure to a sector already experiencing sustained outlet closures.
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Under measures announced by the Treasury, licensed premises will see a 15% reduction in newly issued business rates bills from April, followed by a real-terms freeze lasting two years. Ministers say the changes are designed to ease cost pressures on operators while a broader review examines how pubs are assessed for business rates in the future.
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