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Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Listen to @JoePJRobertson call out the holiday tax as detrimental to the sector.
“I think the Gov’t plans for a tourist tax will be terrible for the visitor economy, terrible for jobs, terrible for spend on the high street.”
We must #StopTheHolidayTax to protect the sector.
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
In Parliament @MP4Stratford set out how the @APPGHandT inquiry found a holiday tax would reduce tourism spending by £1.8 billion and cost 33,000 jobs.
Read more about the APPG’s inquiry and recommendations for how to safeguard jobs, growth and tourism 👉 ukhospitality.org.uk/new-inq…
#StopTheHolidayTax
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
A hugely important inquiry into our 2nd largest services export earner and 4th largest employer
DCMS @HoCcommitteesUK has listened to calls from across the industry & opened an inquiry into our tourism sector.
There are concerns that we are losing out in the global competition for visitors, meaning less investment & spending, and fewer jobs across the UK in the long run.
Today is #worldmentalhealthday & from today until 25th Oct I have committed to walk 120km for #WalkforWellbeing to raise funds for @HospAction PLEASE 🙏 donate to my page all funds raised help hospitality people suffering hardship❤️ @IoH_Online @MasterInnH @HOSPAtweets @AcadCulArts
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Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Today’s the 2026 National chef of the Year final, and wishing all the finalists of the young and senior competitions the very best of luck.
Sharing an unashamedly default proud face post … 13 years later & still the best day in my career … EVER !
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Harry Murray MBE retweeted
“Local mayors are going to pull that lever until it snaps.”
@Allen_m_Simpson, our Chief Executive, spoke to @BBCRadio4 about the danger of giving local mayors an uncapped tax-raising power to implement a holiday tax.
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Tom Kerridge echoes @andyburnham, who has said he would argue for a hospitality VAT rate more in line with Europe's.
10% VAT is fair for hospitality. Sign the petition vatstheproblem.co.uk
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
82p of every £1 hospitality makes goes in business taxes, new analysis reveals. It’s the highest tax rate of any UK sector.
Ahead of the Budget, together with @the_brc, we’re calling on the Chancellor to cut the high street’s cost burden.
Read more 👉 ukhospitality.org.uk/hospita…
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Headed straight from Liverpool Labour Conference to the City for meeting with @bankofengland discussing consumer and business confidence with members of MPC
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Yesterday at Labour Conference, Youth Employment tzar. Alan Milburn poured cold water on calls for NIC cuts to sort NEETs crisis
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
“They’ve got the perfect storm a cost of doing business pressure and a tsunami of costs.” @UKHospKate, our Chair, told @BBCNews.
We are calling on the Government to cut hospitality business costs back the sector and drive economic growth across the UK.
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Tom Kerridge told @BBCNWT that the biggest issue that the hospitality sector currently faces is the cost of VAT.
“The rest of Europe sits anywhere between about 8% and 12%. VAT in this country obviously sits at 20%.”
#VATsTheProblem
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Good to see politicians from all sides recognising the fundamental flaws in implementing an uncapped holiday tax - and welcome the pledge from @RobertJenrick that not only will Reform mayors not introduce one locally but that they would scrap it nationally.
At a time when both the public and businesses are already facing substantial cost pressures, the Government should be focused on measures that encourage tourism and investment, and reduce hospitality’s tax burden closer, not add more cost.
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Adding another tax to hospitality would risk losing 33,000 jobs.
@allen_m_simpson, our Chief Exec, highlighted to @itvnews that the number of jobs at risk would be equivalent to the total number of jobs in the UK steel industry, if a 5% capped holiday tax were introduced.
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Always a wonderful day going back to the floor to serve at Cook & Dine @apavementaway. Hospitality giving life chances, jobs and opportunity to ex-offenders, veterans and homeless
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
“In frank terms, this is a disaster.”
@Allen_m_Simpson, our Chief Exec, speaks to @SkyNews about the impact a holiday tax will have on hospitality, including the potential for a further 33,000 job losses and hundreds of pounds added to the price of a family holiday
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
You can hear me, talking hospitality taxes, holiday and bed taxes and VAT cuts here podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Good to hear Chancellor recognise importance of tackling cost of doing business as a key component of bringing down cost of living. Significant section of speech was in reducing regulatory burden - JR consultation by exception, 25% target - and also pace of decision making, itself a cost
"I dedicate myself to this mission as chancellor, to make Great Britain, growth Britain again," John Healey says
"I want to see this country as a country of wealth creation," he adds
Follow live: bbc.in/46Jxfzm
Harry Murray MBE retweeted
Good overview of importance of today’s speech by Chancellor and what it needs to deliver - don’t underestimate impact of optimism. Growth in every postcode, investment and jobs is the right focus and for maximum bang for buck you need to prioritise hospitality and the everyday economy in communities
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