Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality

The changes to the tips legislation have left businesses in the tourism, leisure and hospitality industry with questions. We summarise common questions and responses to help you.

As suspected, it appears that the Labour government plans to proceed with the changes outlined in the last Budget (presented by the Conservative government) regarding wide ranging changes to the taxation of Furnished Holiday Lets (FHLs).

Chris Scargill and Melanie Howard look at the changes to the Furnished Holiday Let regime, as set out in this week’s Budget statement, and discuss the question of who‘ll benefit and who won’t.

We discuss the impact of rising energy costs on the tourism industry and the support available for businesses.

The Government has announced grants to help businesses hit by the rise in COVID cases, as well as re-introducing the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme. Martin Sanders discusses what this may mean for leisure, hospitality and tourism businesses and whether the government support goes far enough.

Chris discusses the new lockdown grants available for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.