Hairdressers fear closures over VAT increase
Restaurants and hairdressers say any increase in the VAT rate will 'cripple them'.
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Restaurants and hairdressers say any increase in the VAT rate will 'cripple them'.
Both industries expect the rate to increase to 13.5% in September but want the hike to be reversed in October’s budget
Representative bodies for both salons and dining rooms are calling for the VAT rate to remain untouched for the remainder of the year.
Restaurant owners and hairdressers are made to repeatedly "beg" to keep VAT rates at 9%, according to restauranter Paul Treyvaud.
Mick Moriarty whose business — The Baldy Barber in Blackpool — turned 86 today, was speaking amid calls for a retention of the 9% VAT rate for ...