Submitted on Tuesday 24th November 2020
Rejected on Monday 30th November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Save Our Pubs with an urgent support package
Announce an urgent package of support for pubs including closure grants increased to £1000 a week to cover costs, a statutory rent code including the right to a rent review, then a business rates holiday in 2021 & VAT of 5% on all pub/hospitality sales, including on all drinks, to support all pubs.
Pubs have been unfairly singled out in the new tiered system for England; pubs in Northern Ireland & parts of Scotland are also closed (or banned from selling alcohol, which amounts to forced closure) and pubs in Wales & other areas of Scotland are at risk from further forced closures. The current level of grant support isn't enough to cover ongoing costs, especially rent, never mind support publicans and their families, so urgent action is needed to avoid mass pub closures & hardship.
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