Monday, 31 Aug 2020 07:11 AM MYT
LONDON, Aug 31 — British finance minister Rishi Sunak urged diners today to keep going out to eat as a popular government scheme offering half-price food in restaurants this month drew to a close. So popular has it been that more than 64 million meals had been eaten under the scheme up to August 27, according to the Open Table online booking website.
“I want to say thank you to the diners who have fallen back in love with their local, to the managers who have spent weeks ensuring their restaurants were safe and to the chefs, waiters and waitresses across the country who have worked tirelessly, sometimes with more customers than they’ve ever had before — all helping to protect 1.8 million jobs in the hospitality sector.”