ScotRail services are severely limited as Network Rail workers stage another walkout this weekend.
Christmas nights out across Scotland face disruption this weekend as strikes cripple the rail network.
Many of the staff taking part in the strike do safety-critical jobs which means it is not possible for ScotRail, which is not involved in the dispute, to run the majority of its services. "It's certainly not the bumper season our operators were looking for, we're hearing trade is down by around 30%," he told BBC Radio'sMr Wilkinson pointed out there were a range of issues affecting hospitality firms, with consumers struggling with"There's problems with a shortage of taxis, late-night public transport, lack of staff, so it's a very difficult season for the trade but definitely the rail strikes are having a major impact," he said.
He said the SLTA was also "bitterly disappointed" by the Scottish budget after calls for a 75% rates relief package for businesses were not implemented. "They really have just been pushed to a position, both in terms of their own pay but also in terms of some of the future plans for their industry, that they find unacceptable," Mr Moxham told the programme.
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