LONDON (Reuters) – The number of British people visiting restaurants, cafes and pubs fell for the first time since early July over the past couple of weeks, following the end of a government subsidy for half-price restaurant meals, official figures showed on Friday.
The Office for National Statistics said 30% of British adults had been out to eat or drink between Sept. 9 and Sept. 13, down from 38% two weeks earlier, when the government’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ programme was still running.
(Reporting by David Milliken, editing by Andy Bruce)
