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UK pub and bar insolvencies more than doubled since 2020, driven by rising costs and a new alcohol tax, threatening more closures.
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.
Rising energy costs, business rates, and global economic pressures contributed to the crisis, despite a planned 2026 rate reduction.
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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Las insolvencias de pubs y bares del Reino Unido se han más que duplicado desde 2020, impulsadas por el aumento de los costos y un nuevo impuesto al alcohol, que amenaza con más cierres.