Reform councillor criticises Labour’s pub business rates U-turn: 'They have no logic’
Nick Ferrari is joined by a surprise caller, Reform UK's Martin Murray, head of Staffordshire County Council, to discuss Labour's amendment to pub business rates.
'They have no logic'
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Pubs and live music venues in England will benefit from 15% off their business rates bills from April.
Financial support for struggling pub and live music venues is welcome but “wholly inadequate”, bosses have warned after the Treasury cut business rates bills.
Pubs and live music venues in England will benefit from 15% off their business rates bills from April, after warnings from the sector that changes from November’s autumn budget would lead to mass closures and job losses.
However, the fresh intervention was met with a mixed reaction, with some pub bosses cheering the support while others raised concerns over its scope.