Kevin I am no wizard with money but if the present income from every liquor licenses is £3O and all the PEL fees, most of them set pretty reasonably, with a few rather high charging councils, are only comming from 5% of premises, an addition of 95%, must be a significant increase?.

For even if it was only the lowest of the Howells quoted figures being used, a one off payment from every business, and thereafter for every change of business and the new personal licence for every licensee, and the yearly £150 - £500 'inspection charges'.

We have no control over this but even if the fees are not increased, it sounds like a whole lot on money to me....