Support the traditional Fish & Chip industry! Reduce the VAT on Fish & Chips!

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Background

I would like parliament to understand the detrimental hit the industry is having, due to the extreme vat, electric, gas, fish industry, potatoes/farming, rising wages. Yet we are expected to somehow create more money to pay the VAT BILL!

Additional details

Because if you don’t, you won’t have any fish and chip shops left. At-risk within 12 months ~33% (~3,500 shops) Industry Pressure Ingredient cost hikes Sunflower oil: +60%–77%) Cod & haddock: +75% increase Potatoes: +30%–300% ( Packaging: +38%–45% Energy costs Gas & electricity doubled or worse, operational margins squeezed Fishing fleets also hit by fuel – fish supply viability threatened () Tax & wage inflation Minimum wage hikes & potential return to 20% VAT THATS WHY!

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 731917.