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Hospitality bodies call for the Government to act on soaring energy bills
As operating costs continue to spiral, several of the UK’s leading hospitality bodies have signed an open letter calling on the Government to intervene.
The letter was addressed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and signed by representatives from UK Hospitality, the British Beer and Pub Association, Night Time Industries Association, the British Institute of Innkeeping and the Music Venue Trust:
Energy costs have been a major factory in causing the average operating costs of restaurants to rise to 55.2% of turnover before rent – the highest level since 2007.