Peterborough MP calls for residents to back city’s hospitality trade

Mr Bristow has welcomed the measures, which will see VAT for hospitality, accommodation and attraction businesses cut from 20 per cent to 5 per cent for six months.

Up to 470 businesses could stand to benefit from the measures in Peterborough

Mr Bristow has also urged local people to eat out to help out, following the announcement that the Government will pay for up to 50 per cent of people’s meals out at restaurants, pubs and cafes on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout August. The Eat Out to Help Out scheme will entitle everyone to a discount of up to 50 per cent on their meal, up to a maximum of £10 per person. Businesses can claim the money back from the Government, which will be paid in five working days. Around 200 businesses in Peterborough could benefit from the move.

He said: “We should not underestimate how difficult recent months have been for many businesses in Peterborough. Now that the virus is coming under control, we must turn our attention to creating and protecting jobs.

“I hope that everyone in Peterborough will answer the call to Eat Out to Help Out. This fantastic new voucher scheme, along with the cut in VAT, is the much-needed lifeline many businesses have been calling for.

“Our plan for jobs will turn our national recovery into millions of stories of personal renewal – as the Conservatives continue to stand squarely behind people, businesses and our economy.”