The VAT Reduction on Hospitality, Holiday Accommodation and Attractions - A Question

The government made an announcement on 8 July 2020 allowing VAT registered businesses to apply a temporary 5% reduced rate of VAT to certain supplies relating to:

• hospitality
• hotel and holiday accommodation
• admissions to certain attractions

The temporary reduced rate will apply to supplies that are made between 15 July 2020 and 12 January 2021.

These changes are being brought in as an urgent response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to support businesses severely affected by forced closures and social distancing measures.

Hospitality

If you supply food and non-alcoholic beverages for consumption on your premises, for example, a restaurant, café or pub, you’re currently required to charge VAT at the standard rate of 20%. However, when you make these supplies between 15 July 2020 and 12 January 2021 you will only need to charge 5%.

You will also be able to charge the reduced rate of VAT on your supplies of hot takeaway food and hot takeaway non-alcoholic drinks.

My question is this, has anyone actually seen restaurants, pubs etc reduce their bills accordingly since this reduction came into effect?

English's Joins #EatOutToHelpOut Scheme

Get a discount with the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme!

From 3 to 31 August, get a 50% discount when you eat in at restaurants that are registered with the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme (that'll be us then!)

More here 👇🏻https://t.co/kmDEdP6p6F

— English’s of Brighton (@EnglishsoB) July 28, 2020

English's of Brighton

English's is back, and is every bit as good as it was before the lockdown.

Tinto Taperia and The Colonnade

Kudos and thanks to the good people of the Colonnade bar and the neighbouring restaurant Tinto Taperia for looking after us so well last night.

The pre dinner alfresco Proseccos in the Colonnade were splendid, and the tapas in Tinto was awesome.

The post dinner Sambucas in Tinto were supplied by the Colonnade.

Both the bar and restaurant are among our favourite venues, the ambience and welcome in both are always lovely and the people working in both venues always go the extra mile to give people an enjoyable time.

Respect to both venues for meeting the covid19 challenge without fussbucketry, but still with  safety in mind.

Don't Be a "No Show"!

As the most excellent Fish House Fistral says, please don't be a "no show".

Restaurants are having a hard enough time as it is, please show them some respect and manners; if you can't make a booking, then call them to let them know!

Loin of Sussex Lamb

My thanks to my good friend Derek Stott of D and D Family Butchers, for this magnificent boned and rolled loin of Sussex lamb.

It was incredibly tender, and splendidly flavoursome.

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Pret a Manger To Close 30 Outlets

Around 1,000 jobs are at risk after Pret a Manger says it will close 30 of its stores as a result of severely declining sales

— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) July 6, 2020

Café Rouge and Bella Italia Go Into Administration

The owner of High Street restaurant chains Café Rouge and Bella Italia has gone into administration.

Ninety-one Casual Dining Group outlets will close immediately, and 1,900 of the firm's 6,000 staff will lose their jobs.

Administrators Alix Partners are seeking offers for all, or parts, of the remaining business.

I'll Leave This Here...

Forget chlorinated chicken, this looks like a bigger threat to me. pic.twitter.com/SqilWaWuT1

— El J Gáles (@eljgales2) July 1, 2020