Jobs in bars, nightclubs and live music venues at risk this winter

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Jobs in bars, nightclubs and live music venues are at risk this winter, industry associations warn, claim mini-Budget ‘got completely wrong’

By Francesca Washtell, Financial Mail On Sunday

Published: 21:50 BST, September 24, 2022 | Updated: 22:32 BST, September 24, 2022

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Tens of thousands of jobs in bars, nightclubs and live music venues are at stake this winter, industry associations warned, claiming the mini-Budget was “completely wrong.”

Businesses are said to be ‘still vulnerable’ despite the government offering a £60bn bailout to help them cover rising energy costs this winter.

Hit hard: About 425,000 people worked in the industry before the pandemic, but tens of thousands of jobs have been lost since then

Hit hard: About 425,000 people worked in the industry before the pandemic, but tens of thousands of jobs have been lost since then

The industry has lobbied ministers for months to cut VAT and extend corporate tariff exemptions and energy aid to keep businesses going for months to come. Friday’s statement made no mention of changes in VAT or business rates.

Mike Kill, head of the Night Time Industries Association, said, “In isolation, lighting the utility bill won’t be enough.”

He said other measures, such as scrapping a planned alcohol tax hike, won’t come through soon enough to help struggling businesses.

Before the pandemic, about 425,000 people worked in the industry, but tens of thousands of jobs have been lost since then.

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