And they need to be the public will not be happy if the hospitality business get preferential treatment. Everyone is suffering and the notion of changing the VAT is ludicrous even if it were possible just how is the lost VAT income going to be replaced? The public are totally convinced, with good reason, if this was to happen not one penny would be knocked off the ridiculous prices that some outlets are charging for food. They need to up their game and start giving their customers some decent deals and then ,perhaps, people will start eating out again.