The Government can’t have its cake and eat it. You cannot point to Europe to justify a new tourism tax while conveniently ignoring how Europe taxes hospitality. A tourism tax of up to 5% on top of 20% VAT means the headline tax burden could effectively reach 25%. Yes Europe has tourism taxes, but Europe also recognises the economic value of hospitality and tourism with substantially lower VAT rates. If we want European-style tourism taxes then give us European-style VAT. Stop picking the bits of Europe that raise taxes while ignoring the bits that help hospitality grow. #VATinlinewithEurope #VATsTheProblem #Hospitality #Tourism #cutvat

I’ve been saying this for a very long time. - The Tax burden is too much. We are asking for a £2.5BN tax cut, against over £1BN written off this year alone in liquidations in our industry. #Hospitality

Of course we want to deliver the 100,000 jobs @UKHofficial has pledged. Of course we can. But hospitality had already lost an estimated 100,000 jobs following Labour’s October 2024 Budget. We’d be rebuilding employment we’ve already lost. If this Labour government thinks for one second that hospitality has the money sitting around to fund another 100,000 jobs without cutting VAT, it’s got another thing coming. Businesses are fighting to pay the staff they’ve still got. A press release doesn’t pay wages. I understand showing willing. We want to give young people opportunities. But UKHospitality’s response should have been clear: “Yes, we’ll deliver 100,000 jobs. Cut VAT in line with Europe and give us the means to do it.” You cannot keep taxing employment out of existence then expect applause for asking us to create it again. #Hospitality #VatinlinewithEurope

There won’t be much of a sector left if we don’t get a #VatCut in this budget. #VatinlinewithEurope @allen_m_simpson - pushing this can down the road just isn’t an option. The campaign will have to change dramatic course if a VatCut is not in this coming budget. Simpson: VAT cut ‘highly likely’ in near term morningadvertiser.co.uk/Arti…

Will you take a stance on VAT for Hosptiality then? It is a simple - - Yes we would cut vat for Hospitality. - No, we wouldn’t. #Hospitality

Last night I was at the Fellows Dinner for the @IoH_Online celebrating all that is good in our industry. Was a brilliant evening. Today I will be in @UKParliament ensuring that final push is made for #VatInLineWithEurope We’ve spoken to the Treasury. The money is there to do it (£3Bn - @bournemouthuni Vat cut to 13% for small business ). The Cabinet, the PM and the Chancellor have had the paper. The question is there their the political will to do it. @andyburnham If not, why not? And If not, how will our industry react? Will we roll over…. We’ve been a united industry with one clear ask, if that ask isn’t delivered, then we have not been listened to and they don’t care. It’s that simple. #Hospitality #Vatstheproblem 423 MPs publicly support Hospitality 161 MPs publicly support a VAT Cut (including the prime minister) hospitalityvoices.co.uk/#mp=… Find out where your MP stands.

Well not one of my #Hospitality businesses will benefit from this…. Looking around to find anyone who does…… #vatinlinewitheurope is the ONLY reform we need that will actually help @andyburnham

The only reform acceptable is VAT REFORM #VatinlinewithEurope

650 CONSTITUENCIES. ONE QUESTION. Does your MP back lower hospitality VAT? Find your constituency. Open your MP’s card. See what they have said and the evidence behind it. Don’t agree and think they do support Vat in line with Europe get in touch. #VatinlinewithEurope @HospoVoices @wonky_table hospitalityvoices.co.uk/#mp=…

Could a hospitality VAT cut protect jobs and open doors for young people? Great to see this getting my @HospoVoices @wonky_table reseach from @bournemouthuni getting some more coverage as it informs @UKLabour labourhome.co.uk/could_a_hos…

Interested to know which “Hospitality Chiefs” are in the room as I’ve spoken to most of the people who should be in that room and they are not and know nothing about it. #Hospitality @JohnHealey_MP @andyburnham @MarkKleinmanSky #vatinlinewithEurope @HospoVoices @wonky_table