Tax pubs on profit not property value, urges Greene King boss

<p>Chain reports £147m loss last year as business rates blamed for accelerating closures</p><p>The boss of the pub chain Greene King has called for changes to business rates to remedy “unfairness” that he said added to financial pressures on the struggling pubs industry.</p><p>Nick Mackenzie, Greene King’s chief executive, said the business rates system of property taxes should be changed to a tax on profits.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/14/tax-pubs-on-profit-not-property-value-urges-greene-king-boss">Continue reading...</a>