Hotelier/GM. Fellow of Institute Hospitality. Master Innholder. Views are my own.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Joined June 2012
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Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
Mortgages up £400 on average but don’t worry folks, Andy Pandy has cut the cost of gherkins by 4p
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Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
No disrespect to anyone, but this guy seems to be drawing more media and government attention to the struggles facing hospitality than industry bodies or activists. Maybe @andyjlennox and this guy should join forces to fight for us.
"Andy Burnham, come and have a chat with me. Come and work in my business, I'll show you what we need."
Small business owner Paul Bowen asks Prime Minister Andy Burnham for more support following this week’s Budget measures.
#Newsnight
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
Our island sits on coal and is surrounded by oil and gas, but yet we import them from afar. And all because various individuals in government have decided to tick a net zero box. Madness.
Price per litre for diesel has shot-up here in rural #aberdeenshire - where’s it going to stop @andyburnham @BBCScotlandNews @STVNews #rural #fuel #gettingtoexpensive
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
Refusing to drill for our own North Sea oil but then buying the exact same North Sea oil from Norway makes Britain the virtual-signalling, eco-nut capital of the world
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
Do people who are pro the tourist tax understand that hospitality businesses already pay 20 per cent VAT, and that this is double what most other countries who have the tourist tax pay?
Do they understand how much pressure these businesses are already under?
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
Guess what, tourists already pay tax on hotel stays…it’s called VAT and it’s currently 20% in the UK. Way higher than our European counterparts who currently have a tourist tax. People are sick of paying TAX and seeing no improvement to quality of life or public services.
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
This is why we need a #VATCUT for #Hospitality in line with Europe #Vatstheproblem #VatinlinewithEurope
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
You already pay a tax every time you stay in a caravan, a holiday cottage, a hotel - it is 20% VAT. Now you would have an additional levy on top - probably 5% - and VAT on top of that. A triple whammy of tax
Burnham gives mayors unlimited tourist tax powers
Read this front page story here ⬇️
telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
“In frank terms, this is a disaster.”
@Allen_m_Simpson, our Chief Exec, speaks to @SkyNews about the impact a holiday tax will have on hospitality, including the potential for a further 33,000 job losses and hundreds of pounds added to the price of a family holiday
This evenings view of Corgarff Castle from the Watchers viewpoint #aberdeenshire #castle #corgarff #history #scotland
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
Andy Burnham said it himself: hospitality VAT in line with Europe
He is now the Prime Minister, and it is time to turn those words into action.
Scotland’s hospitality businesses are being squeezed by soaring rates, energy bills and food inflation.
A permanent VAT reduction would protect jobs, encourage investment, make eating and drinking out more affordable and help businesses survive.
Prime Minister, you understood the argument before entering Downing Street. Now you have the power to deliver.
The Scottish Hospitality Group is calling on the UK Government to cut hospitality VAT to 10%.
VAT’s the problem. Now let’s fix it.
@andyburnham #vatstheproblem
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
"A 10% reduction in VAT would allow businesses to thrive, secondly. It would allow them to survive, firstly."
@ChefTomKerridge speaks to @BBCNews about why a VAT cut for hospitality is so important for hospitality businesses.
Support the campaign. Sign the petition 👉 vatstheproblem.co.uk/
#VATsTheProblem
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
Hospitality is vital but rising costs are squeezing the sector. The UK charges 20% VAT on meals and stays — among Europe's highest. Tom Kerridge's VAT's The Problem, backed by ~220,000 signatures calls for a 10% VAT.
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#VATsTheProblem #MaitreD #Hospitality
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
VAT cut petition smashes 200,000 signatures
Read here:
morningadvertiser.co.uk/Arti…
#HospitalityVAT
Peter Walker FIH MI retweeted
At 3pm today the #vatstheproblem campaign had reached 200,578 signatures
Let’s keep this going by signing and sharing
Visit vatstheproblem.co.uk to sign
@ChefTomKerridge @UKHofficial @beerandpub @ntiaofficial @BIIandBIIAB @HospUlster @IoH_Online
