Rachel Reeves torn apart by owner of famous UK theme park - 'she's cost us £600k'

The proprietor of the Adventure Island taxable parkland successful Southend-on-Sea, Essex, has deed retired astatine Rachel Reeves’ Budget, telling the Daily Express: “I consciousness similar I americium nether siege from the Government.”

Philip Miller said the contiguous effect of the Chancellor’s Budget is “£600,000 consecutive disconnected retired of the turnover”.

He has reduced his staffing levels and intends to prosecute 200 less seasonal unit this summer.

“We've besides chopped immoderate dense superior expenditure. Normally, I'm ever looking for a caller thrust oregon caller attraction, but I’ve said, ‘No, we'll clasp connected for that’,” helium added.

He said the taxable park, which is escaped to participate and employs astir 450 imperishable staff, has had nary prime but to summation prices.

“Last year, I was assessed arsenic the champion worth taxable parkland successful the UK by an autarkic body. I've had to enactment [prices] up by 25% connected our yearly passes, which is the bulk of our customers, conscionable successful the anticipation that's going to assistance towards that £600,000, which nary uncertainty it won't but it volition assistance towards it hopefully.

“And this is astatine a clip erstwhile we've been desperately keeping each our prices low.”

Mr Miller said the interaction connected his business, astatine the entranceway to Southend's celebrated pleasance pier which is the longest successful the world, coupled with changes to inheritance tax, has made him consciousness similar the Government is attacking him.

He said: “I can't spend to dice due to the fact that if I do, the taxman volition instrumentality specified a large chunk of it, they [his family] volition person to merchantability the concern conscionable to wage the taxation bill.”

Mr Miller's comments travel arsenic Wicksteed Park, 1 of the oldest taxable parks successful the UK, told the Express it could look closure amid rising costs, attributed successful portion to the Budget.

The Northamptonshire parkland is acceptable successful implicit 281 acres of stunning free-to-enter grounds, including quality trails and a lake.

Wicksteed, which has much than 25 rides and attractions, aims to enactment the section community's wellbeing, with 1 visitant describing it arsenic a "lifeline".