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Brits enjoy half-price meals thanks to coronavirus subsidy

Published 08/03/2020, 09:51 AM
Updated 08/03/2020, 09:56 AM
© Reuters. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London

© Reuters. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London

LONDON (Reuters) - People across Britain enjoyed half-price meals on Monday as the government launched its "Eat Out to Help Out Scheme" aimed at driving up business in the shattered hospitality industry after months of coronavirus lockdown.

Diners are entitled to a 50% discount on food and non-alcoholic drinks to eat or drink in, up to a maximum of 10 pounds ($13) discount per head every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between Aug. 3 and Aug 31.

The offer - expected to cost half a billion pounds ($650 million) - is open to diners in participating restaurants, cafés, bars, pubs, work and school canteens and food halls. More than 72,000 restaurants have registered, finance minister Rishi Sunak said.

Matt Healey, 23, who works in digital marketing for Warner Bros., was glad his cooked "English breakfast" would cost him half the usual price at Maggies, a cafe in Lewisham, south east London.

© Reuters. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London

But he said the priority for him remained the health risks over the discount. "It's a bit of a balancing act," Healey said. "I think the risks will probably outweigh the 50% off."

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