London Mayor Sadiq Khan will receive more bureaucracy reduction powers that “suffocate” local Pages, clubs and restaurants, which is hampered by the declining night economy of the United Kingdom’s capital, the British government said on Friday. TASR reports this according to the AFP news agency report.
Khan will be granted new powers to review local advice decisions that block the granting of alcohol consumption in the late hours of night businesses. In the event of success, other mayors in England could also gain similar powers in an effort to revive the hospitality industry worth £ 62 billion, which had problems before Covid’s pandemic.
Night business support
Companies complain that the current granting system creates obstacles for growth and investment, as it is difficult to obtain an extension of the license clock for alcohol consumption late and overcome the objections of other businesses.
“I am glad that the government wants to provide London with greater authorization of authorization. This important decision will allow us to support PABY, clubs and music businesses in the capital more,” Khan said.
Pilot project and assistance to eating businesses
The government has announced that the pilot project will also be started to support the open -air diet.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said that the government is determined to overcome “blockers” and is trying to revive the night economy that “has been neglected for a very long time”.
“Our Paby, Restaurants and Live Music Companies are a beating heart of our cultural life, so it is essential that they get all the chances of survival and bloom,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.
The negative impact of Covid’s pandemic
“Too often, we have witnessed that the complaints of the loud minority of the opponents were promoted above the need for the growth of our country. We are determined to change it,” she added.
The Covid Pandemia has planted a heavy blow to the hospitality industry, which employs three million people and has long been struggling with the trend of closing night businesses, pabs and restaurants throughout the United Kingdom.
The Night Industry Association (NTIA) has recently published data that the number of nightclubs has fallen by almost 33 percent since 2020.
The reasons are mentioned in growing rent, lack of staff, change of taste of young people who stop drinking alcohol, and legal norms relating to granting permits, while sharp inflation from the restoration of the economy inhibits the process of reviving the sector.
In February, Khan created a working group whose task is to provide recommendations, “how to ensure that the night economy can prosper”, concludes AFP.
