02/06/2026
Evening!
If you can help guys we would love this and so would all of our friends in hospitality.
There is something heartbreaking happening right now to the industry that we love, businesses folding by the minute.
And if this government reduced VAT to 10 per cent from 20 percent we might stand a chance. The European VAT rate is between 6 and 13% so why are we and ultimately you being penalised?????
I deliver a plate of food to you at ยฃ13, I immediately gift ๐ ยฃ2.17 to the VAT man, so my ยฃ10.83 left covers a beautiful dish of food, electric, staff, rent, business rates, public liability, employer liability, music licence, new asset purchase, diesel for the van, insurance for the van, staff uniforms, wastage, and I could go on. Oh and like many places I have never added a service charge, ever. We love it when you tip the gang though and we have a little party because of it!
So if you can sign this petition we would love it and shares would be appreciated, join us and hundreds of others who have had enough.
This isnโt just a hospitality problem either, the VAT system needs reviewed for all. Every sector needs to shout out.
Blake Stephenson MP Kemi Badenoch ๐
https://www.vatstheproblem.co.uk
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why vat? What is VAT, and why is it the problem?VAT, or Value Added Tax, is a tax added to most things you buy in the UK. That includes your meal at a restaurant, a pint at a pub, a coffee from your local cafรฉ, or a stay away in a hotel when you take a break in the UK.The UK has a 20% rate of VAT, ...