Hospitality Sector Shrinks As Government-Led Cost Pressures Bite

#TaxedOut: Is the UK Government Killing Hospitality?

Share this post: Reduce VAT. Reverse NICs. Restore business rates relief. And stop pretending soundbites are solutions. That’s the message, scrawled in block capitals on a pub A-frame, doing the rounds on social media today (August 5, 2025). It’s part of a growing movement under the hashtag #TaxedOut – a last-ditch plea from [...] The post #TaxedOut and shut out: hospitality’s cry for help appeared first on Vox Political.

Hospitality sector has shrunk by 14.2% since March 2020, CGA finds

The hospitality sector is 14.2% smaller in August 2025 than it was in March 2020 before the first covid lockdown, according to data from CGA and Alix Partners. It comes as the sector has seen 62 net closures per month, or two a day since the beginning of the year. Since the start of the pandemic, hospitality has seen 16,000 net closures. Food-led venues have suffered more than drink-led ones, contracting nearly 3% in a year, particularly indepen…

Hospitality Sector Shrinks As Government-Led Cost Pressures Bite

Venue numbers in the UK fell in the first half of 2025 at a rate of two premises per day, according to the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners. The report notes that this was driven (more…) The post Hospitality Sector Shrinks As Government-Led Cost Pressures Bite appeared first on KamCity.

Hospitality shrinks in first half of 2025 as Government-led employment cost pressures bite

Additional cost pressures from government policy around NICs and taxation combined with tough market conditions saw venue numbers fall in the first half of the year.

UK Hospitality Venues Close At Rate Of Two Per Day As Sector Contracts - CLH News: Caterer, Licensee and Hotelier News - News for Pubs, Bars, Hotels and Restaurants

Share Post Share Email The latest Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners indicates the hospitality sector experienced a renewed decline in the first half of 2025, with an average of two licensed venues closing permanently each day. The report attributes this downturn to increased cost pressures from Government tax policies and new employment costs, which reversed the stability seen in 2024.…

Hospitality: Two closures per day in first half of 2025 - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Fresh data from the Hospitality Market Monitor from