A new report published by the British Beer and Pub Association has revealed that duty paid on beer rose by nearly 20 per cent in the UK this year. Duty added 37.73 pence to the price of a pint in 2008, though that figure has risen to 45.9 pence this year. The increase places the UK third in Europe, behind only Finland and Ireland in the cost of duty per pint. Whereas Finland charges the highest duty, at 61.74 pence, some of the UK’s neighbouring countries such as France charge just 6.91 pence.
Mark Hastings from the British Beer and Pub Association acknowledged that the UK has traditionally been a high alcohol tax regime, unlike many of its European neighbours, lamenting the disadvantages faced by UK brewers and pubs faced with increased tax burdens.
Mr Hastings comments are all the more credible following the problems enduring by the British pub sector in the face of the economic downturn. The £28 billion industry has seen total beer sales slump by 9 million pints a day since their peak in 1979, whilst the British Beer and Pub Association claims that 39 pubs are closing every week in the UK.
British Beer Duty Third Highest in Europe
Thu, 18 Jun 2009
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