Hospitality and the public unite over calls for parity with European VAT rates ahead of new Chancellor’s first budget. Following Andy Burnham’s 20% cut to business rates for pubs and live music venues in his first week as Prime Minister, the #VATsTheProblem campaign has reached another milestone, with 300,000 people having signed the petition supporting a new rate of 10% VAT for hospitality businesses. Recent figures from an industry tracker survey, conducted by UKHospitality
