The death of pubs in Britain continues. In 2023, 509 pubs in the country closed their doors forever, as the Morning Advertiser reported on Monday, citing the British Bar and Pub Association (BBPA).
More than 6,000 jobs were also affected. At the end of 2023, there were an estimated 45,300 cafes in the country. That was about a quarter less than in 2000. The BBPA cited “stubbornly high energy bills, one of the highest beer taxes in Europe and no VAT exemption” as reasons for the closures.
“When a community loses a pub they don’t just lose the building and the jobs,” says BBPA boss Emma McClarkin. “She also loses a cultural asset in her heart that will be impossible to replace.”
Pubs are an economic indicator and in many places there is a clear link between the decline of pubs and the decline of high streets. The sector called on the government to help. What is needed, among other things, is a reduction in beer tax and VAT.
(hah/sda/awp/dpa)
Source: Watson
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