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flag UK pub and bar insolvencies more than doubled since 2020, driven by rising costs and a new alcohol tax, threatening more closures.

flag 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. flag Rising energy costs, business rates, and global economic pressures contributed to the crisis, despite a planned 2026 rate reduction. flag A new alcohol duty hike in February worsened financial strain, prompting industry warnings of declining sales, reduced investment, and further closures.

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