UK Music: Spring Statement “missed opportunity”
Umbrella organisation UK Music has called the chancellor’s Spring Statement a “missed opportunity” to ease business rates for grassroots venues
News By | 14 March 2019
UK Music chief executive Michael Dugher has called chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement a “missed opportunity” to help grassroots venues, but vows to continue campaigning.
Dugher, along with Labour’s shadow culture minister Kevin Brennan, met chancellor Hammond in February for urgent talks regarding business rates relief for grassroots music venues.
The music industry representatives urged Hammond to ensure live music venues benefit from the new business rates retail discount that applies to pubs, restaurants and…
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