Pubs and restaurants cut nearly 90,000 roles in wake of National Insurance increase

Pubs and restaurants cut nearly 90,000 roles in wake of National Insurance increase

Lobby group calls for urgent action to lower taxes, but the government says it is helping establishments.

Research by UKHospitality, an industry lobby group, showed almost 89,000 jobs have been lost in the hospitality sector since the Budget last October.

Manchester and Birmingham worst hit by rapid decline in late-night venues

Pubs and restaurants are closing as a result of Labour’s national insurance and minimum wage increases

Some 89,000 jobs have been axed in restaurants, bars, pubs and hotels since Rachel Reeves' Budget last October, according to analysis of official figures by UK Hospitality.