More than 49,000 businesses took advantage of initiative to draw diners back after Covid lockdown
Restaurants, cafes and pubs claimed more than £849m through the government’s month-long “eat out to help out” scheme, as diners bought more than 160m discounted meals in August.
More than 49,000 businesses had made a claim for the government subsidy by the end of September, according to official HMRC figures.
