Liz Truss

Corporation tax to rise to 25% in Government U-turn

14-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Corporation tax in Britain will rise to 25% following a U-turn on fiscal strategy by Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Friday five: The week's top hospitality stories

30-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

This week's top news articles include the launch of a major review into Britain's visa systems, the closure of Aktar Islam's Pulperia and a change of site for seminal London restaurant Ikoyi.

The Lowdown: the Energy Bill Relief Scheme

22-Sep-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng and Jacob Rees-Mogg have set out their plans to help businesses with spiralling energy costs.

Government to cap electricity and gas prices for non-domestic users

21-Sep-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The Government has confirmed it will provide a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for all non-domestic customers.

Menu calorie counts could be scrapped as Government reviews anti-obesity strategy

14-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Larger hospitality businesses in England may no longer be required to display calorie counts on menus after Government ministers ordered an official review of its anti-obesity strategy.

Business leaders calls for clarity over energy support

13-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Business leaders have urged the Government to set out further detail over the extent of support firms will receive to pay soaring energy bills.

Friday five: the week's top hospitality news stories

09-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Phil Howard's new London pasta restaurant, the Government's intervention in the energy crisis, and tributes being paid to the Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II are among the most read hospitality stories this week.

The Lowdown: Liz Truss

09-Sep-2022 By Joe Lutrario

What might the appointment of the new Prime Minister mean for the beleaguered hospitality sector?

Liz Truss unveils six-month energy support plan for businesses

08-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Businesses are to get a six-month support package to reduce their energy bills, Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced.

Hospitality sector faces 'hundreds of thousands of closures' unless Government acts on energy crisis

08-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Hospitality leaders are piling pressure on the Government and newly-appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss to act on spiralling energy costs, saying that hundreds of thousands of businesses will close if it doesn’t.

Viable businesses 'face ruin', hospitality bosses warn

06-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The bosses of KFC, Itsu, Just Eat, Pret a Manger, Pizza Hut and the Kebab Alliance have demanded a rapid VAT cut to protect businesses facing unprecedented short-term headwinds.

Hospitality warns Government 'must act quickly and decisively' as Liz Truss named next UK Prime Minister

05-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

Hospitality trade bodies have warned the new Government 'must act quickly and decisively' to address soaring energy bills, after Liz Truss was named the UK's next Prime Minister.