Rachel Reeves must pull out all the stops to give hospitality trade some help in Budget

Spirit-raiser

THERE may be precious few reasons to raise a glass when Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils her Budget next week.

But she could lift spirits by pulling out all the stops to give the hospitality trade some help.

After brutal years of Covid, a near-recession and the wholly unnecessary threat of banning smoking outside, pubs and restaurants in the UK are already on the brink of bankruptcy.