Rejected petition: reduce VAT for pubs
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Reduce VAT for pubs, restaurants, bars and hotels.
We need your support for a cut in VAT from 20% in restaurants, pubs, bars, and hotels.
At the moment, there is a significant disparity between the zero rate of VAT on food and beverage sales in supermarkets and the 20% VAT rate for sales in pubs and restaurants
The difference that currently exists between the VAT treatment of supermarket sales compared to sales of food and beverages in pubs, restaurants and hotels is simply unfair and something has to be done about it.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/734677
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.