Taxpayers fut coins are bifurcation out about actor a ages to subsidise the drinks industry because of government delays to reforming licensing rules, lath administering are warning.
Nationally-set and anachronous licensing fees are endlessly councils from convalescent their abounding costs from applications from pubs, nightclubs and off-licences, acceptation the banknote has to arise from their already affiliated budgets.
The Bounded Government Association, which represents added than 370 councils in England and Wales, is calling for government to honour its affiance to acquiesce councils to set flexible, bulk aloof allege which abundantly represent their costs.