Tom Kerridge slams Burnham’s pub tax plan as PM accused of political stunt
Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. Business rates are normally between 2 per cent and 4 per cent of turnover in these businesses, so the reduction represents a 0.4 per cent to 0.8 per cent reduction in total costs.“Not enough to save any businesses, as is implied in his statement about not wanting to see any more of these businesses boarded up.
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NewsUKUK PoliticsTom Kerridge slams Burnham’s pub tax plan as PM accused of political stuntFears businesses could close before rates relief come into force as PM warned plan is a ‘drop in the ocean’Athena Stavrou Political reporter, David Maddox, Fin Gray & Simon WaltersThursday 23 July 2026 15:47 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3020118","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/pub-business-rate-cut-burnham-tom-kerridge-b3020118.html","title":"Tom Kerridge slams Burnham’s pub tax plan as PM accused of political…
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