03/06/2026
Please sign this petition if you want good food places to remain in place! So many are struggling and closing. In hospitality(many don’t know this) but you buy food in with no VAT, and then sell it with VAT, meaning you pay 20% on everything you sell. For what? Why? Where does this go? Value added tax for value that you yourself are adding to a product!! Please support out industry. Tom Kerridge we love you 🥰
The hospitality sector has come together to launch – a united campaign and petition calling for hospitality VAT to be reduced from 20% to 10%.
Spearheaded by chef and publican Tom Kerridge, we’re working alongside trade bodies across the sector, such as and , hospitality communities like , and you, businesses across hospitality, to say 10% VAT is fair for hospitality.
Our sector pays too much tax, and VAT is the single biggest lever the Government can pull to support venues, our customers, our high streets and our local communities.
This campaign is for everyone: businesses, customers, waiting staff, chefs, kitchen porters, bar staff, hotel teams, farmers, brewers, suppliers and producers.
Like, sign the petition and share this post – we need your support to reach a million signatures.
Click the link in our bio to sign the petition 👇
https://www.vatstheproblem.co.uk/
