29/10/2026
A desperately disappointing budget for .
So much for saying “the cavalry is coming” Andy Burnham
It seems John Healey ambushed them.
The reality is that this has put costs UP for over 95% of UK pubs & confirmed the when Labour promised to replace them.
The change in the business rates threshold will help:
6-8% of pubs in England
0% of pubs in Wales
0% of pubs in Scotland
0% of pubs in Northern Ireland
NO support for the rest. No action on energy bills, no changes to VAT, NI as minimum wages & duty go up.