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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.07.2013 | 0 Comments
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has published its latest CGA CAMRA Pub Tracker statistics which show that 26 pubs a week have been closing in the UK. The statistics show that the rate of pub closures rose during the last six months up to March this year, compared to earlier in 2012, from 18 to 26 per
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 04.08.2013 | 0 Comments
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, joined a cross-industry beer summit at the Burton brewery with Marston’s chief executive Ralph Findlay. A guest of local MP Andrew Griffiths, Mr Osborne took a brief tour around the brewery before joining the dozen industry leaders who had gathered for the summit. Mr Griffiths began by thanking
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 04.05.2013 | 0 Comments
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has indicated that the scrapping of the beer duty escalator and the penny cut in tax, announced in the recent Budget, may not be the end of measures to help the brewing and pub industries. In a visit to Marston’s Brewery, in Burton-on-Trent, he said he wanted to talk
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 03.25.2013 | 0 Comments
Titanic Brewery has announced it will cut the price of its beer following the decision to scrap the Beer Duty Escalator. Drinkers at the brewery’s seven pubs will see a 5p reduction in the price of a pint across all Titanic’s own beer range from noon tomorrow (Tuesday). The brewery has responded quickly to Chancellor George
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 03.15.2013 | 0 Comments
Labour might have to retain the beer duty escalator if it is in government after the next election, Shadow Small Business Minister Toby Perkins MP has told brewers at SIBA’s BeerX event in Sheffield. Pressed by delegates for a commitment to end the escalator, the MP for Chesterfield said he recognised the impact annual duty
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 03.15.2013 | 0 Comments
The Treasury is facing an alarming £150 million ‘black hole’ in the Budget this year due to excessive increases in beer tax, it has been revealed. In a letter published in The Times, 39 of the brewing and pub industry’s most senior executives warn against planned further rises in beer duty on Wednesday. The astonishing
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 03.14.2013 | 0 Comments
SIBA chairman Keith Bott has hailed the campaign to end the beer duty escalator as the “best in all my time in this industry”. He told delegates at SIBA’s BeerX event in Sheffield: “The campaign, in which SIBA has been a partner along with the BBPA and CAMRA, has been incredibly effective in winning support
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 01.30.2013 | 0 Comments
The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has revealed that its contribution to HM Revenue & Customs in the last tax year totalled almost £500m. Following research carried out among its 20 members, it is estimated that they and their and employees contributed £496.5m to the UK economy last year. Of this total more than
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 12.10.2012 | 0 Comments
Brewers from the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) are sending ales to Westminster on Wednesday to ensure none of the anticipated 1,000 mass lobby participants go thirsty. SIBA has been an active partner in the Save Your Pint campaign since day one, collecting signatures to the petition and lobbying MPs ahead of last month’s Parliamentary
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 12.05.2012 | 1 Comment
Despite the best and combined efforts of brewers, bar owners, consumers, politicians, citizens and celebrities over the last six weeks, the French Parliament last night approved a bill to hike French beer tax by a massive 160%. The French Senate had twice sendt the law back to Parliament with a modest amendment — proposing a still
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