自2020年以来,英国酒吧和酒吧的破产量增加了一倍以上,原因是成本上升以及新的酒精税,威胁到更多的关闭. UK pub and bar insolvencies more than doubled since 2020, driven by rising costs and a new alcohol tax, threatening more closures.

2025年,英格兰,苏格兰和威尔士的789家酒吧企业破产,是2020年的两倍多. 苏格蘭的破产率增加了33%. In 2025, 789 pub and bar businesses in England, Scotland, and Wales entered insolvency, more than double the 2020 figure, with Scotland seeing a 33% surge. 尽管计划在2026年降低利率,但能源成本上升,企业利率和全球经济压力导致了危机. Rising energy costs, business rates, and global economic pressures contributed to the crisis, despite a planned 2026 rate reduction. 由于2月份新增的酒精税增加了金融压力,促使行业警告销售下降,投资减少和进一步关闭. A new alcohol duty hike in February worsened financial strain, prompting industry warnings of declining sales, reduced investment, and further closures.