Owner of @Pig_AndWhistle restaurant, Chelmsford. Two Rosette & multiple Best Essex Restaurant awards
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Jun 15
Hospitality is vital but rising costs are squeezing the sector. The UK charges 20% VAT on meals and stays — among Europe's highest. Tom Kerridge's VAT's The Problem, backed by ~220,000 signatures calls for a 10% VAT.
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#VATsTheProblem #MaitreD #Hospitality
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Justin Mullender retweeted
📢 Hospitality leaders are urging the sector to keep up the pressure behind #VATsTheProblem as the campaign enters its next phase, ensuring the industry's voice continues to be heard by Government.
Read here:
morningadvertiser.co.uk/Arti…
#VatsTheProblem
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Justin Mullender retweeted
50 MPs.
The campaign to bring Hospitality VAT in line with Europe has now reached another milestone, with 50 MPs backing EDM 65944.
This is no longer a niche issue. It is now a cross-party parliamentary campaign.
The question is simple.
Is your MP one of the 50?
If not, why not?
Hospitality employs over 3 million people, supports every high street, every town and every tourist destination in the country.
If your MP hasn’t signed, ask them where they stand.
#VATsTheProblem #VATInlineWithEurope #Hospitality #Pubs #Restaurants #Hotels #Tourism
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Justin Mullender retweeted
📢 Hospitality leaders are urging the sector to keep up the pressure behind #VATsTheProblem as the campaign enters its next phase, ensuring the industry's voice continues to be heard by Government.
Read here:
morningadvertiser.co.uk/Arti…
#VatsTheProblem
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Jun 10
Dozens of pub, restaurant and hospitality business leaders have gathered to call on the government to cut VAT for their struggling sector.
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Justin Mullender retweeted
The Night Time Industries Association supports Chef Tom Kerridge’s #VATsTheProblem campaign and is calling on businesses across the entire night-time economy to back a much-needed cut to VAT.
From #pubs, #bars, #clubs and #restaurants to l#ivemusic venues, #casinos, #nightclubs, #hybridspaces, #events promoters, #festivals, #hotels and the thousands of other important at hospitality businesses, this is an issue that affects us all.
Please Sign, Share, and Help us amplify this important message.
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#VAT #NightTimeEconomy #NTE
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Ready for the Weekend? Have you signed #VATsTheProblem? - mailchi.mp/thedogatwingham/n…
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Jun 12
Really proud to have tabled this EDM and led the previous petition. We cannot let our hospitality sector wither away- I'm fighting for it- it's too important not to!
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Jun 12
In First Minister’s Questions this week, Alyn Smith MSP invited the First Minister to join his call on the UK Chancellor to back the #VATsTheProblem campaign.
Businesses across the UK need fair fiscal treatment with a VAT cut to 10% for hospitality.
Join the campaign here 👇
vatstheproblem.co.uk/
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Jun 12
🚨 Hospitality VAT campaign passes major milestones
EDM (Early Day Motion) 65944 has reached milestone of over 40 MPs and support from nearly every major political party in Westminster.
At the same time, the wider #VATsTheProblem campaign has hit over 200,000 supporters, showing growing public and political backing for VAT for hospitality in line with Europe.
Momentum is building. One industry. One ask.
#VATsTheProblem #VATInlineWithEurope #Hospitality #Pubs #Restaurants #Tourism
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-…
Vatstheproblem.co.uk
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Hospitality is at the heart of our communities, but it’s under huge pressure. This petition is calling on the Government to cut VAT on hospitality from 20% to 10% to help protect jobs, support local businesses, and save our industry #vatstheproblem
vatstheproblem.co.uk/
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Justin Mullender retweeted
VAT cut petition smashes 200,000 signatures
Read here:
morningadvertiser.co.uk/Arti…
#HospitalityVAT
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Really proud to have tabled this EDM and led the previous petition. We cannot let our hospitality sector wither away- I'm fighting for it- it's too important not to!
Jun 12
🚨 Hospitality VAT campaign passes major milestones
EDM (Early Day Motion) 65944 has reached milestone of over 40 MPs and support from nearly every major political party in Westminster.
At the same time, the wider #VATsTheProblem campaign has hit over 200,000 supporters, showing growing public and political backing for VAT for hospitality in line with Europe.
Momentum is building. One industry. One ask.
#VATsTheProblem #VATInlineWithEurope #Hospitality #Pubs #Restaurants #Tourism
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-…
Vatstheproblem.co.uk
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Jun 11
🚨 Hospitality VAT campaign reaches another major milestone.
EDM 65944 has now attracted almost 40 MPs and support from nearly every major political party in Westminster. edm.parliament.uk/early-day-…
At the same time, the wider #VATsTheProblem campaign is rapidly approaching 200,000 supporters, showing growing public and political backing for VAT for hospitality in line with Europe. vatstheproblem.co.uk
Momentum is building. One industry. One ask.
#VATsTheProblem #VATInlineWithEurope #Hospitality #Pubs #Restaurants #Tourism
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Jun 8
Chef Tom Kerridge is the face of a new nationwide campaign - 'VAT's the problem' - which is calling on the government to cut hospitality VAT from 20% to 10%
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Hospitality is under enormous pressure. Rising energy costs. Food inflation. Huge employment costs. A 20% VAT rate that is among the highest in Europe.
#VatsTheProblem campaign calls for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%.
Sign the petition
vatstheproblem.co.uk
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Our great pubs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses are at the heart of our communities and right now they are fighting to survive.
#VATsTheProblem is calling for VAT for hospitality to be lowered to 10%.
Show your support, sign the petition: vatstheproblem.co.uk/
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Justin Mullender retweeted
Hospitality’s VAT battle heats up 👇
#VATsTheProblem petition hits 100k signatures in three days, ramping up pressure for change.
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Justin Mullender retweeted
#VATsTheProblem is a nationwide campaign spearheaded by Tom Kerridge calling for a cut to VAT for hospitality to 10%. In Europe, VAT rates run anywhere between 8% and 12%, whereas we sit as one of the highest with 20%.
➡️ vatstheproblem.co.uk
#vatstheproblem #VatsTheProblem
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