BRITAIN’S pubs could soon be able to serve food and drink outside, according to new government plans.
To boost the flagging economy, Downing Street is in the process of drawing up a package of measures to help prevent unemployment and get the public spending again.
As part of the plans, cafes and restaurants which want to seat diners outside will not have to pay fees to local authorities.
The measures are being drawn up by chancellor Rishi Sunak and business secretary Alok Sharma, and backed by Boris Johnson and his chief advisor Dominic Cummings.
Previous guidelines said pubs won’t open back up until July 4 ‘at the earliest’ but a new plan drawn up by ministers will allow bars to start serving again sooner.
Pubs were closed for the foreseeable future on March 20, just days before the country went into full lockdown.
Under the ‘blueprint’ drawn up by the Department for Business involves a plan for drinkers to place orders remotely via an app to ensure people don’t have to walk up to the bar or have direct contact with staff.