17/07/2026
The hospitality industry is in trouble. The last few years have seen an already low-profit, labour-intensive sector battle with a raft of spiralling costs.
Soaring energy and ingredient prices, the recent increase in minimum wage and employer national insurance contributions, punishing business rates, and the cost of living crisis have all contributed to the industry being on its knees.
✍️ Olivia Potts
Article | spectator.com/article/will-a-vat-cut-save-hospitality
