UK Firms Want Extra Public Holiday In Queen's Honour
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In an open letter to Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak, major business lobby group the CBI joined hospitality and tourism bodies in calling for this year's extraordinary public holiday marking the monarch's 70-year reign to become an annual fixture.
British business leaders on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to create a permanent extra public holiday from next year to mark Queen Elizabeth II's record-long reign.
In an open letter to Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak, major business lobby group the CBI joined hospitality and tourism bodies in calling for this year's extraordinary public holiday marking the monarch's 70-year reign to become an annual fixture.
This despite suggestions it would cost the economy dear, although Britain lags behind European countries France and Germany in its number of annual public holidays.
"As British business leaders, we are supporting the creation of a new annual public holiday -- a Thank Holiday -- from 2023," read the letter.
