Hospitality firms urge PM to cut VAT to 10%
More than 800 hospitality businesses, backed by celebrity chefs, have written to the Prime Minister urging a VAT cut from 20% to 10%.
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More than 800 hospitality businesses have written to the Prime Minister calling for a reduction in VAT from 20% to 10%. The campaign has the backing of well-known celebrity chefs, including Tom Kerridge and Heston Blumenthal.
The businesses argue that a lower rate of VAT would support the sector, which has been under significant pressure. The letter to the Prime Minister urges him to introduce the cut as a way to help hospitality firms recover and grow.
The exact wording of the letter has not been published, but the campaign has clearly gained substantial support from across the industry. The involvement of high-profile chefs is expected to raise the profile of the plea.
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| Claim | Channel 5 |
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| More than 800 hospitality businesses, backed by celebrity chefs, urged the Prime Minister to reduce VAT from 20% to 10%. |
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5 News at Lunchtime treated the story as a brief, factual news item, focusing on the scale of the campaign (800+ businesses) and the celebrity chefs involved. It did not provide further context, reactions, or analysis beyond the core facts.
- “More than 800 hospitality businesses have written to the prime minister urging him to introduce a lower rate of VAT.”
- “Celebrity chefs such as Tom Kerridge and Heston Blumenthal are among some of the famous names backing the campaign.”
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