A new survey finds that 40% of independent restaurant owners were unable to pay the rent in February, up from 38% in January, but lower than the 2022 high of 52% in December.
Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.), and Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) introduced a companion bill to the previous Senate legislation
The Restaurant Revitalization Tax Credit Act legislation would be set up to offset payroll taxes for restaurants that applied for and did not receive RRF money