
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN speaks to Russell Imrie, president of BWH Hotels GB, about navigating business rates reform, the collective actions hoteliers can take, and how to protect margins in a challenging market. Filmed at the BWH Hotels GB Annual Members’ Conference at The Belfry Hotel & Resort.

Reading Time: 9 minutesUK: UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP has delivered a Labour Budget for the first time in 14 years as the government warned of “difficult” decisions to “restore economic stability” and plug a £22 billion black hole in public finances that was estimated by the Office for Budget Responsibility [OBR].
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Reading Time: 5 minutesUK: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has raised the national insurance threshold by £3,000 but ignored pleas to keep VAT at 12.5 per cent for the hospitality industry.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: UKHospitality and the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has called on the government to review its proposals under the Business Rates Revaluations Consultation. Whilst