Andy Lennox

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Husband&Father l Multi Award Winning Restaurateur on the South Coast @FUCollective | Hospitality Campaigner @wonky_table #CUTVAT #VatinlinewithEurope

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Andy Lennox @andyjlennox Sep 13

The Government can’t have its cake and eat it.

You cannot point to Europe to justify a new tourism tax while conveniently ignoring how Europe taxes hospitality.

A tourism tax of up to 5% on top of 20% VAT means the headline tax burden could effectively reach 25%.

Yes Europe has tourism taxes, but Europe also recognises the economic value of hospitality and tourism with substantially lower VAT rates.

If we want European-style tourism taxes then give us European-style VAT.

Stop picking the bits of Europe that raise taxes while ignoring the bits that help hospitality grow.

#VATinlinewithEurope

#VATsTheProblem #Hospitality #Tourism

#cutvat

Andy Lennox @andyjlennox 16h

Thanks @ChrisWebbMP for leading the debate. Was great and well chaired. Now it’s time for action, let’s chat soon :)

Chris Webb MP Verified account @ChrisWebbMP 1d

This afternoon I’m leading a debate in Parliament on hospitality VAT. Blackpool South’s visitor economy supports 10,000 jobs, and small rises in costs change how long families stay and whether they come back. I’ll be asking the Minister what a VAT cut could mean for growth and jobs. @UKHofficial @visitBlackpool @BlackpoolBIDS
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Andy Lennox @andyjlennox 17h

We are looking to match a Hospitality Voice (regardless of what hospitality venue you are with your MP) if you have a voice and want to be heard PM me we will match you up to your MP incredibly quickly and you can help shape the future of Hospitality.

Andy Lennox @andyjlennox 1d

Exactly this. We can provide the 100,000 jobs needed but there needs to be reform on VAT to do that.

UKHospitality Verified account @UKHofficial 1d

This week our Chief Executive @allen_m_simpson met with Shadow DWP Secretary @Helen_Whately to discuss the role of hospitality in solving the NEETs crisis.

Hospitality is vital to unlocking growth in every postcode and jobs in every high street.

Gov’t must reduce the tax burden to enable businesses to create jobs.

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Andy Lennox @andyjlennox 1d

Hospitality to ban MPs as anger grows. cityam.com/pubs-to-ban-hu…

www.cityam.com Pubs to ban hundreds of MPs as VAT anger grows Pub landlords and hospitality bosses are set to bar hundreds of MPs, as the sector expresses growing anger at the government.