Hospitality Ulster

03/06/2026

🎉 We’ve officially hit 75,000 signatures since launching – the united sector campaign calling for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%.

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has liked, shared or engaged with our campaign so far. Your support is helping to amplify the industry's voice – get in touch if you want to find out more about getting involved.

We’re making progress, but there’s still a long way to go.

Help us reach one million by signing the petition

https://www.vatstheproblem.co.uk/

02/06/2026

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Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge’s petition calling for a 10% VAT rate tops 20,000 signatures in 24 hours, backed by UK hospitality trade bodies.

02/06/2026

The hospitality sector has come together to launch - a united campaign and petition calling for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%.
Spearheaded by chef and publican Tom Kerridge, we're working alongside trade bodies across the sector, such as British Beer & Pub Association, the Bll, and Hospitality Ulster, hospitality communities like CODE Hospitality, and you, businesses across hospitality, to say 10% VAT is fair for hospitality.
Our sector pays too much tax, and VAT is the single biggest lever the Government can pull to support venues, our customers, our high streets and our local communities.
This campaign is for everyone: businesses, customers, waiting staff, chefs, kitchen porters, bar staff, hotel teams, farmers, brewers, suppliers and producers.

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29/05/2026

Delighted to meet with Jemma Dolan MLA and some of our members in Enniskillen today to discuss the key challenges facing hospitality businesses.

Topics on the agenda included VAT, rates, and the ongoing cost-of-doing-business crisis.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to a constructive and insightful discussion.

22/05/2026

Today I met with Hospitality Ulster alongside representatives from some of the fantastic hotels, restaurants and pubs right across South Antrim. 🍽️🍻🏨

It was a very productive discussion covering the recent VAT reductions, the disastrous project being pushed, then abandoned, by the Finance Minister, and the deeply concerning and poorly named “Good Jobs Bill”. 📉

Businesses are warning that some of these proposals could cost employers more than many people could ever hope to earn. That should concern every one of us. ⚠️

Our hospitality sector is one of the backbone industries of Northern Ireland, creating jobs, driving tourism, supporting families and bringing life to our towns and villages. 👏

I will always stand with our local businesses, championing policies that help them grow, invest and thrive, because when local businesses succeed, our whole community benefits. 🇬🇧💼

22/05/2026

We were delighted to welcome Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA to the Galgorm Resort Rabbit Hotel today for productive discussions around VAT, Rates and the ongoing cost-of-doing-business challenges facing local hospitality businesses.

21/05/2026

The Chancellor has announced that, from 25 June to 1 September, VAT on children's meals, tickets and family attractions will be reduced to 5%.

Read More: https://tinyurl.com/prbcb4u7

21/05/2026

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7pzr88de1o?app-referrer=push-notification

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a series of announcements aimed at relieving cost-of-living pressures.

19/05/2026

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15/05/2026

Trade NI 2026

Hospitality Ulster calls for VAT intervention to protect jobs and tourism growth.

Read more: https://mailchi.mp/hospitalityulster/tradeni2026