Listen to our one-minute daily news briefing and receive breaking news, exclusives and sector updates throughout the day. He said: “We’ve cut business rates for pubs by 20% and we’d like to do more. So we’ve just got to signal what support when we can, that’s why I’ve made this early announcement. He said: “While the Government’s decision to reduce business rates by 20% is welcomed, it should be seen as the first step - not the solution. Meanwhile, Fuller’s boss Simon Emeny said the announcement was a “positive start” but added the sector still needed wider reform.