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Permanent 7% VAT on Restaurant Meals Starts Jan. 1 With One Munich Pub Passing Savings to Guests

Most operators signal they will use the tax relief to stabilize businesses rather than cut menu prices.

Jamie’s Italian to Return to the UK in 2026 With Leicester Square Flagship

China’s Inflation Ticks Up as Factory-Gate Deflation Eases in October

Argentina Transit Sees 60 Million Card Trips as Contactless and QR Gain Ground

Ten UK Bank Branches Close This Week as NatWest, Lloyds and Halifax Shrink Networks

Uber and Uber Eats Add Afterpay to Wallets for Rides and Deliveries

Tipping Rates Diverge Sharply by State as Trump Proposes Tax Exemption

Lloyds to shutter 14 UK branches in June, nine of them Halifax sites

Bundesbank Warns of Increasing Challenges in Cash Access Across Germany

Guming Holdings IPO Propels Founder Yun’an Wang to Billionaire Status