Legendary chef Michel Roux Junior has today hit out at Labour’s brutal hospitality taxes. A partial U-turn on pubs is not going to cut it…
Responding to Guido’s report on hospitality closures amid Labour’s ongoing tax war on the sector, Roux said:
Hospitality the goose that lays the golden egg ie tax collector is being killed off………🤷🏻♂️
— Michel Roux Jr (@michelrouxjr) January 27, 2026
The chef owned renowned Michelin-starred restaurant Le Gavroche until it closed in 2024. He joins a chorus of criticism levelled at the government along with Gordon Ramsay and other restaurateurs. Every closed venue is another chunky tax bill lost to the Exchequer. What are the chances of Rachel Reeves picking up an economics textbook anytime soon?







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