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BHA response on HMRC restaurant trade task force

May 12, 2011

Following the news that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will be targeting the restaurant trade to tackle tax evasion, avoidance and fraud initially in London to be followed by Scotland and the North West, the British Hospitality Association have issued the following statement: The British hospitality industry is worth £46 billion to the UK economy and the core hospitality economy is estimated to directly contribute £34 billion in tax revenue. Our industry …

BHA statement: The future of star grading

February 04, 2011

There have been reports, confirmed by the DCMS, that the government will no longer be backing the present hotel grading system and will be supporting, instead, the more consumer-based internet sites.  This debate is an opportunity to consider the workings of the star ratings system. The government in reviewing VisitEngland’s role in star ratings, is assessing the justification for spending public monies on this at a time when organisations such as the …