#VATsTheProblem campaign reaches 300,000 signatures
Hospitality and the public unite over calls for parity with European VAT rates ahead of new Chancellor’s first budget.
April cost increases will force two-thirds of hospitality to cut more jobs
Increases to employment costs and business rates will once again cause job losses and hit business viability, the hospitality sector warns.
Business rates hub
Our business rates hub provides members with support and the tools they need to navigate the business rates system in 2026 and beyond.
Press releaseCalls for further support as Scottish hospitality hit with business rates increases
The average pub in Scotland will see its business rates bill increase by £36,525 across the next three years.
Holiday tax – what next and how to get involved with our campaign – webinar
This webinar unpacks what the Budget changes mean for your business, including how to challenge your valuation, and what UKHospitality is doing to fight for a fairer system.
News‘Disastrous’ Welsh Budget lands hospitality with £122m business rates bill
The Welsh Government’s decision to end current business rates relief and exclude hospitality from reform will punish hospitality venues.
Advice and FAQsScottish Budget 2026: member briefing
The Scottish Government has published its 2026 Scottish Budget, which included critical updates for businesses, including on business rates.
NewsScottish hospitality still facing higher rates bills, despite support measures
UKHospitality Scotland has said the measures announced in today’s Scottish Budget do not go far enough, with hospitality businesses still left facing increases worth thousands of pounds.
Hospitality venues hit with average £32k business rates increase
New analysis reveals that, on average, hospitality properties in England will see their business rates bills rise by £32k over three years.
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Business rates rises to cost small hospitality businesses £318m
Small hospitality venues will see business rates bills rise by £318m over 3 years, which is half the annual spend on Small Business Saturday.
Hospitality business rates reform ‘unravelling’, with urgent action needed
Increases to rateable values will see a pub pay £12,900 more in business rates over three years, as rates climb 76% for pubs and 115% for hotels.
Press releaseScottish Government must act to support hospitality
The Scottish Government should use funding from the UK Budget to expand existing business rates relief to include all Scottish hospitality.
Press releaseWelsh Government must use funding to include hospitality in rates reform
Welsh Government should use new funding to deliver an overhaul of planned business rates reform to include hospitality.
