The extra hour could potentially help the struggling hospitality trade
A bid to allow pubs in the city centre to open until 1am has been launched by the SNP administration at Glasgow CityThe change would allow bars to have an extra hour to trade in an attempt to help the hospitality sector which has struggled since the pandemic.Tens of thousands of fly tipping case reported in Glasgow each yearA letter has been sent from the SNP administration to the Licensing Board, which has the power over setting hours and conditions for pubs in the city.
Sources within the hospitality trade said extra hours might not necessarily bring the benefits it is thought it would as, at present many pubs are not using all the hours available to them due to increasing costs and staffing issues. “But as the policy will not be introduced until late 2023 and extend for a further four years, providing operators with the option of the additional hour in what we hope will be an improving economy may provide the sector with a much-needed boost.”
“But it hasn’t had its troubles to seek. And with the cost-of-living crisis squeezing household incomes and forcing up the costs businesses face, those challenges aren’t going away any time soon.
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