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| Chancellor gives diners 50% off on eating out | Chancellor gives diners 50% off on eating out |
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| Diners will get a 50% discount off their restaurant bill during August under government plans to bolster the embattled hospitality sector. | |
| Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the "eat out to help out" discount as part of a series of measures to restart the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. | Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the "eat out to help out" discount as part of a series of measures to restart the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. |
| The deal means people can get up to £10 off per head if they eat out between Monday and Wednesday. | The deal means people can get up to £10 off per head if they eat out between Monday and Wednesday. |
| Mr Sunak also said VAT on hospitality and tourism would drop to 5%. | Mr Sunak also said VAT on hospitality and tourism would drop to 5%. |
| The reduction, from 20%, will be in place for the next six months. | The reduction, from 20%, will be in place for the next six months. |
| As he announced the discount, the chancellor said the UK was facing a "unique moment" because of Covid-19, adding: "We need to be creative." | |
| Pubs and restaurants reopened on Saturday after more than three months in lockdown. The discount will not apply to alcohol, but to food and soft drinks up to £10 per person. | |
| Mr Sunak said the plan was aimed at getting "customers back into restaurants, cafes and pubs" and protecting "the 1.8 million people who work in them". | |
| Businesses that want to take part in the scheme will have to register through a website that opens on Monday 13 July. | |
| Mr Sunak said: "Each week in August, businesses can then claim the money back, with the funds in their bank account within five working days." |