Hospitality prices
Members interjected on the hospitality sector, and the Leader argued hotels and businesses had received substantial State supports during the pandemic. She said prices now being charged do not always reflect that assistance.
I understand that the industry has experienced a difficult couple of years but hotels and many other hospitality businesses were heavily subsidised by the Government with direct payments to staff, which kept open the doors of these businesses. There must be a two-way street and people must acknowledge that significant supports were provided during these difficult years.
Comment on this
That is a huge amount of money. Most people in the industry would acknowledge how good that funding was and it is the reason they could keep staff on the payroll and open their doors as quickly as they could. However, that is not reflected in some of the prices that some establishments are charging.
