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England's 20% Rate Cut Excludes Cafés, Sparks Fairness Outcry

7/25/2026

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The 20% business-rate cut in England will save a typical pub £1,100 next year, excluding cafés.
Ferdinand Geus, Sheba Coffee manager, says the £100 million exclusion threatens his Yemen farms.
Hakan Elbir, founder of the deaf-run Dialogue Café at the University of East London, warns the cut will push customers to cheaper pubs.
Both Geus and Elbir argue the exclusion creates an unfair distinction among similar businesses.

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The 20% business-rate cut in England will save a typical pub £1,100 next year, excluding cafés.
Ferdinand Geus, Sheba Coffee manager, says the £100 million exclusion threatens his Yemen farms.
Hakan Elbir, founder of the deaf-run Dialogue Café at the University of East London, warns the cut will push customers to cheaper pubs.
Both Geus and Elbir argue the exclusion creates an unfair distinction among similar businesses.