Thursday, 09 February 2012

Freeze beer tax to save 7,500 jobs

Tue, 23 Feb 2010

A freeze on beer tax duty could save 7,500 jobs in Britain’s pubs over the next year, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

The BBPA says such a move would help support British pubs and brewing, with 400,000 UK jobs depending directly on the production and sale of beer.

The proposal forms part of BBPA’s submission to the Treasury in advance of the March Budget.

Beer duty rates have risen by 20% since March 2008, while the government has indicated that it plans a further increase in March of 2% above inflation.

The association adds that the submission is also being sent to the government’s new working party on pubs led by John Healey MP.

Readers' comments (1)

  • Ashley | Wed, 24 Mar 2010 2:43 pm

    The government has just banged the final nail in the coffin for our great British pubs and clubs. It's not the pubs that need to be punished, it's the supermarkets that are selling alcohol cheaper than water. Supermarkets are so powerfull they are now running the government. Binge drinking is monitored in the pubs and not in the home.

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