Hospitality sector trade bodies have joined forces against Phonographic Performance Ltd's (PPL) plans for "huge" increases in the Specially Featured Entertainment (SFE) Tariff.

The British Hospitality Association and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) are among the groups against proposals covering music played at discos in pubs and clubs.

A submission has been made against PPL's plans in conjunction with the Bar Entertainment and Dance Association of Great Britain and the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers.

According to the submission, the "excessive" increases are unfounded and a change to the structure of the SFE Tariff would be "more complex to administer".

BBPA chief executive Brigid Simmonds said: "There are simply no grounds for the proposed increases which will affect tens of thousands of hospitality businesses.

"We do not need these additional pressures. PPL are at risk of abusing their monopoly position as the sole provider of copyright recorded music in the marketplace."