Ben Maguire MP calls for emergency hospitality VAT cut for businesses in North Cornwall

As going out has become an increasingly “unaffordable luxury” for families across North Cornwall,  Ben Maguire, your Liberal Democrat MP, has joined the party’s calls for an emergency 5% VAT cut for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality and entertainment businesses at the Budget later this month.

As part of the plan, VAT would be immediately cut from 20% to 15% for hospitality, accommodation and attractions, boosting struggling high streets and slashing prices for hard-pressed families across North Cornwall.

“People all across North Cornwall work incredibly hard for their paycheck, but throughout this ever-spiralling cost of living crisis there is less and less disposable income left to go around.

“Small joys like Friday night takeaways and Saturday evenings at the cinema or bowling alley have become an unaffordable luxury for too many people. It’s devastating we have reached this point."