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FACTS ABOUT HOSPITALITY ‘SUPPORT’
FURLOUGH
Wonderful initiative for hospitality staff BUT employers have to pay employers NI & pension contributions. If your business has been ordered to close you have no revenue so this is a cost to your business not a benefit.
FURLOUGH
Wonderful initiative for hospitality staff BUT employers have to pay employers NI & pension contributions. If your business has been ordered to close you have no revenue so this is a cost to your business not a benefit.
VAT CUT
Only applies to food so if you’re a traditional wet-led pub this doesn’t help in the slightest. Also totally irrelevant if you’ve been ordered to close.
BUSINESS RATES HOLIDAY
Why the hell should you have to pay rates if you’ve been ordered to close!
Only applies to food so if you’re a traditional wet-led pub this doesn’t help in the slightest. Also totally irrelevant if you’ve been ordered to close.
BUSINESS RATES HOLIDAY
Why the hell should you have to pay rates if you’ve been ordered to close!
CBILS LOANS
Why should businesses be expected to take on debt when they have been ordered to close?
GRANTS
In the great majority of cases won’t even cover the cost of furlough let alone other outgoings. Hospitality has been ordered to close & needs to be compensated.
Why should businesses be expected to take on debt when they have been ordered to close?
GRANTS
In the great majority of cases won’t even cover the cost of furlough let alone other outgoings. Hospitality has been ordered to close & needs to be compensated.
DEBT MORATORIUM
The great big elephant in the room. Nothing but a phoney war at present & a ‘sort it out amongst yourselves’ directive from government. Once lifted watch the landlords unleash their dogs - expect a tidal wave of winding-up petitions to be served.
The great big elephant in the room. Nothing but a phoney war at present & a ‘sort it out amongst yourselves’ directive from government. Once lifted watch the landlords unleash their dogs - expect a tidal wave of winding-up petitions to be served.
Every time the hospitality sector asks for more help the government wheel out this list of ‘support’ measures. Don’t get me wrong we’re grateful for furlough & the fact it’s kept our teams together but this is simply not enough for the great majority of businesses in our sector..
..& if the government and most importantly the British public want their favourite pub or favourite restaurant to be there on the other side of this (not to mention if they ever want to dance at a club EVER AGAIN) we need more help.
Lastly, if @RishiSunak wants our sector ..
Lastly, if @RishiSunak wants our sector ..
..to play any kind of role in the economic recovery there has be something left of our sector first. Without more help there’s going to businesses failure on an apocalyptic scale.
We have been ordered to be closed for months during 2020 for something that’s beyond our control.
We have been ordered to be closed for months during 2020 for something that’s beyond our control.
