- Chef Dean Banks gave a 20% discount at his five restaurants to highlight the impact of VAT on UK restaurant bills.
- He explained that VAT on food is a unique burden for hospitality businesses, as they cannot offset it like other sectors, causing cashflow and administrative stress.
- Banks emphasized the lack of transparency, as restaurants cannot show VAT separately on menus, leading customers to misunderstand profit margins.
- He called for VAT relief, suggesting a reduction to 10% or allowing food costs to be offset against VAT bills, citing rising costs post-Covid and Brexit.
- Banks warned that without changes, many hospitality businesses in Scotland could close due to high VAT, business rates, utilities, and wage costs.
Source: sltn.co.uk
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