David Scott - who is chairman of The Suffolk Coast and chief executive of hotel and restaurant group The Hotel Folk - says the measures don't go far enough to help the wider hospitality sector which is also struggling. The Hotel Folk owns hospitality businesses in Aldeburgh, Lavenham and Woodbridge which won't benefit from the discount. Hotels, restaurants and other hospitality businesses are facing the same inflation pressures, he said. It’s been too prescriptive about who qualifies when all hospitality businesses are dealing with the sharpest cost pressures in years. More: Devoted turkey farmer who started premium brand dies aged 95"In the last fortnight alone we have seen hospitality businesses across the entire industry close their doors.