Business leaders have called for the extra bank holiday on 3 June for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to be made permanent to thank to the public for their resilience over the past two years.
Retail spending growth slowed to just 0.2% in June (Credit: Artur Kraft / Unsplash)
Several organisations, including the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and UKHospitality, have written to prime minister Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for a permanent holiday to thank those who have contributed to improving the country during the pandemic, the BBC reports.
Signatories include the bosses of Siemens, Iceland, Punch Pubs, the chairman of the Campaign for Real Ale and Cider, and Dragon’s Den star Deborah Meaden.
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