Hotels and holiday parks ‘overlooked’ by Burnham’s tax cuts

Lou Tresidder, who runs the Driftwood Spars Hotel in St Agnes, also welcomed the cuts, but warned: “The whole industry is struggling. It’s really hard to survive.”

She said the business had seen no growth in turnover over the past two years, despite facing a significant increase in costs.

She added: “It’s a lovely gesture, but it’s not really going to make much impact to the survival of pubs around the UK, I don’t think.”

The move, which aims to save the average pub about £1,100 a year, is expected to cost £100 million.

It is set to be funded by a review of tax relief on firms such as vape shops which “do not make a positive contribution to local communities”, the government said.

Speaking to BBC Radio Cornwall, Noah Law, Labour MP for St Austell and Newquay, said the move “has got to be the start of a broader shift on what we do for the hospitality sector”.

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