Pubs and live music venues relief
In 2026/27, eligible pubs and live music venues will receive 15% relief on top of the support announced at Budget 2025. Their bills will then be frozen in real terms for a further 2 years.
To be eligible, a pub must meet all these characteristics:
- be open to the general public
- allow free entry other than when occasional entertainment is provided
- allow drinking without requiring food to be consumed
- permit drinks to be purchased at a bar
For this purpose, the meaning of pub does not include:
- restaurants, cafes, nightclubs, snack bars
- hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses
- sporting venues
- festival sites, theatres, cinemas
- museums, exhibition halls
- casinos
Read more about the relief at the following link:
1/2026: Pubs and live music venues relief 2026 to 2027 - GOV.UK
Where we have already been able to confirm that the use of the property meets the criteria, the relief has been applied to your 2026/27 bill.
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