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Labour could charge £75 for a holiday in Wales, according to Welsh Conservatives

Welsh Conservatives have warned the average family could face a £75 charge from the industry opposed tourism tax, currently being consulted upon. 

Commenting on the news, Welsh Conservative Shadow Tourism…


Government launches Help for Households campaign

Government says that countries around the world are facing rising goods and energy prices, inflation and cost of living pressures after the pandemic and Ukraine war.  It has signposted various…


More proposed changes to UK driving licences

Government has put out a call for evidence on opportunities for various changes to the driver licensing regime.

Questions around reintroducing grandfather rights explore whether the UK should allow those…


Recovery Loan Scheme extended for two years

It has recently been announced that the Recovery Loan Scheme, which was launched in April 2021, has been extended for two years to continue to provide access to up to…


British Retail Consortium says shop price inflation has reached new heights

July saw the highest rate of shop price inflation since the British Retail Consortium’s index began in 2005, as heightened cost pressures continued to filter through to customers.

The Consortium…


National Insurance thresholds change on 6 July 2022

On 23 March 2022, the UK government announced in its Spring Statement 2022 that National Insurance thresholds would increase for the 2022 to 2023 tax year. This means employees and…


Consultation calling for evidence on the holiday letting market

The Government has launched the consultation calling for evidence on the holiday letting market. The purpose of the consultation is two-fold:

  • To enable DCMS to better understand the benefits and…


Holidaying abroad rises in popularity

Each year, the Post Office Travel Money Holiday Spending Report reveals its latest research into consumers’ holiday spending and behaviour.

The 2022 research show Britons are set to flock abroad…


Hospitality staff shortage at a record high despite the sector creating nearly one in three of all new UK jobs in the last year

Latest ONS labour market figures show hospitality generating hundreds of thousands of new jobs across the UK, but sector recovery is being held back by a chronic staff crisis, according…


Questions in the House regarding the introduction of a tourist accommodation registration scheme

Answered on Friday 20 May 2022 by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Wera Hobhouse MP: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,…