'This should be our bumper two weeks before Christmas, but the diary is worryingly empty' Pubs and restaurants hit by cancellations due to Plan B restrictions and Omicron fears
The CBI said hospitality businesses and shops were facing a "double whammy" of collapsing demand and no financial help because of the government's Plan B, aimed at fighting the spread of the Omicron variant.
"We need to revisit cashflow measures to support those businesses. We can't pretend that the economy is still open when demand has been so suppressed for understandable reasons."A Treasury spokesperson said that the government had "acted early" to help control the virus's spread while "avoiding damaging economic and social restrictions by allowing businesses to remain open".
"In an nutshell, the big corporate parties have really started to be cancelled, which were really lucrative," he explained. The country-wide external catering firm based in Birmingham has had to pivot to focusing on wedding events for 2022 and 2023 because of the impact of the current restrictions. Recruitment has also been difficult for 18 months, but Mr Hornby said they had anticipated fresh restrictions, so had planned more small events.
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