New restrictions in Scotland "scapegoat" pub industry say IEA
Wednesday, 7 October 2020 15:42
Responding to the Scottish Government's proposed new lockdown
measures, including plans to close pubs and bars and ban alcohol in
cafes and restaurants for 16 days, Christopher Snowdon, IEA Head of
Lifestyle Economics, said: “The pub industry is once again being
made the scapegoat despite only 5% of COVID-19 transmissions taking
place in hospitality venues. The additional ban on drinking in
restaurants suggests an element of temperance fervour from the
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Responding to the Scottish Government's proposed new
lockdown measures, including plans to close pubs and bars and
ban alcohol in cafes and restaurants for 16 days, Christopher
Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics, said:
“The pub industry is once again being made the scapegoat
despite only 5% of COVID-19 transmissions taking place in
hospitality venues. The additional ban on drinking in restaurants
suggests an element of temperance fervour from the Scottish
government. Pubs, restaurants and the many jobs that depend on them
are now hanging by a thread.
"Hospitalisations for COVID-19 in Scotland are currently at a tenth
of the level seen in April. If that is all it takes for the
government to bring social life to a standstill, we are facing an
unprecedented winter of bankruptcies."
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