Pubs in Britain have received yet more bad news as the Chancellor announced his latest budget yesterday. Recent budgets have targeted alcohol as an easy source of levying extra taxes, and the government have shown no signs of letting up this time around. From midnight on Sunday, duty on beer, wine and spirits will increase as planned, while alcohol duties will continue to increase at 2 per cent above inflation for another two years from 2013. Cider sales could be particularly hard hit in the wake of the announcement, with tax on ciders to rise by 10 per cent above inflation from midnight on Sunday. Since last year’s budget, beer sales have fallen by £650 million.
Chief Executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, Brigid Simmonds, criticised the tax, and said it contradicted the wishes of voters. Simmonds pointed out that beer tax has risen by 26 per cent since 2008, earning the government £761 million. Simmonds cited this increase as a major factor in the closure of 4,000 pubs in the past two years, meaning 40,000 people have lost their jobs .
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) said the taxes penalised pubs while attempting to cut down on the irresponsible sale of alcohol in supermarkets .
Bad News for Pubs as Beer Tax Rises
Thu, 25 Mar 2010
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