Rishi Sunak hailed the scheme a success, praising everyone from restaurant owners to waiters, chefs and diners.
More than 100 million meals were bought as part of the Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme, the Treasury has said.
Figures have revealed restaurant bookings surged as a result of the stimulus programme designed to boost the hospitality sector.He said: ‘From the get-go our mission has been to protect jobs, and to do this we needed to be creative, brave and try things that no government has ever done before.‘I want to thank everyone, from restaurant owners to waiters, chefs and diners, for embracing it and helping drive our economic recovery.
By the end of Monday, 130,000 claims were made by 84,700 restaurants signed up to the programme, with claims costing around £522 million. Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UK Hospitality, added: ‘The Eat Out To Help Out scheme has been a great success for hospitality.
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