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Hotels and accommodation providers are leaving decisions about whether to pass on next month's VAT rise or to try and absorb the hike until the last minute. Most have still not decided if they will adjust prices to take into account the 2.5% hike which will see VAT charged at 20%.
Posted: 02 December 2010 | 16:12
If you want to make extra payments into your pension, there is new legislation in the pipeline that will affect how much tax you end up paying. Tax expert Chris Lee looks at the different options available
Posted: 26 November 2010 | 12:08
The levels of tax relief available for capital investment in new hotels and the refurbishment of existing ones will soon be dramatically reduced - causing the industry to rethink its approach. Aubrey Calderwood explains
Posted: 30 September 2010 | 16:13
Topics covered in our weekly Infozone briefing include: tax break for new businesses; and staff retention reviews needed.
Posted: 16 September 2010 | 15:11
Price rises at London restaurants have slowed to their lowest rate in a decade as the industry attempts to attract ever more cost conscious consumers, a...
Posted: 19 August 2010 | 11:04
Peter Hancock, chief executive of Pride of Britain Hotels, asks what effect the Monetary Policy Committee's decision to keep the base rate at 0.5%, as well as next year's rise in VAT, are going to have on the industry.
Posted: 19 August 2010 | 10:43
Government plans to raise VAT to 20% as part of what Chancellor George Osborne billed the 'unavoidable Budget' received a mixed reaction from the hospitality industry this week.
Posted: 22 June 2010 | 15:46
Three quarters of the British public support a freeze or a reduction in beer duty, according to research published by the British Beer and Pub Association. The findings came as it was feared that Osborne would raise beer duty by 2% above inflation and VAT to 20%...
Posted: 21 June 2010 | 10:47
British beer drinkers could buy Wayne Rooney with the amount of extra tax they would have to pay this year if the Government raises VAT and alcohol duty by the amounts predicted. That's the warning from the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) ahead of George Osborne's emergency budget next week.
Posted: 18 June 2010 | 14:53
More rises in alcohol duty could cause "irreparable long-term damage" to the pubs sector, a boss of London brewer and pub operator Fuller's has warned.
Speaking as the company released its results for the year to 27 March 2010...
Posted: 17 June 2010 | 16:08
It is no longer acceptable for businesses with an annual turnover of more than £100,000 to submit VAT returns by paper. Chris Lane, a partner at accountancy firm Kingston Smith, explains the new rules on filing VAT returns online.
Posted: 14 June 2010 | 17:52
The pub and restaurant industry is braced for yet more tax rises on alcohol, following reports that the Treasury could raise duty by another 5% as well as hiking VAT to 20%. The Daily Telegraph reported that the new Government could push duty up by another 5%, despite the fact that it was increased by 5% in the March Budget.
Posted: 14 June 2010 | 11:03
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: veteran food critic Egon Ronay dies; shot Cumbrian landlord returns home after operations; hospitality wins awards in Queen’s Birthday Honours and more…
Posted: 14 June 2010 | 10:10
With the new tourism minister now in place, chief executive of Travelodge Grant Hearn calls for the coalition Government to consider a VAT cut for hospitality businesses to help stimulate the economy.
Posted: 04 June 2010 | 12:53
Topics covered in our weekly Infozone briefing include: VAT rise will cost jobs, warns BRC; and graduates gloomy about jobs.
Posted: 02 June 2010 | 10:32
A hike in VAT could cost 163,000 jobs over four years, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned. In its first year, a VAT rate of 20% would reduce the deficit by £11.3bn, but by the end of the 12 months there would be 30,000 fewer jobs in the UK - across all employment sectors ...
Posted: 28 May 2010 | 11:18
Tax officials are much more likely to probe hospitality businesses to ensure they are paying the national minimum wage (NMW), after the number of investigations by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) shot up. Peter Davies (pictured), senior manager at accounting and advisory firm Vantis, warned leading industry figures that more investigations had taken place in the first four months of this year than in the whole of last year.
Posted: 26 May 2010 | 16:53
The freezing January weather is being blamed for a drop in pub beer sales of nearly 6.9 million pints in the first quarter of 2010 as snowbound drinkers were forced to stay at home. The British Beer and Pub Association revealed...
Posted: 21 May 2010 | 10:05
The Tories have launched an attack Labour for failing to support community pubs. The party claims that Treasury figures show 3,500 pubs closed between 1997 and 2009 - the period over which Labour has been in power - as they faced a "perfect storm" with the beer duty escalator...
Posted: 29 April 2010 | 17:41
Story of the week: Industry figures have paid tribute to Ronnie Clydesdale, the iconic Scottish chef-restaurateur and founder of the famous Ubiquitous Chip restaurant in Glasgow, who has died aged 74.
In other restaurant news, we catch up with MasterChef winner Dhruv Baker as he plans a new career.
Posted: 09 April 2010 | 17:25
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