Posts Tagged ‘France’

French vote through 160% beer tax rise

Posted in BEER 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 [&hellip
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French politicians considering 160% tax increase on beer

Posted in BEER NEWS | Posted by darren | 11.02.2012 | 0 Comments
The Brewers of Europe are arguing that a proposed French law to raise the tax on beer by 160%, which passed through the National Assembly on Tuesday and is due before the Senate next week, would strike a death blow to thousands of jobs the sector supports and have called on policymakers to reject the [&hellip
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Brixton and Salopian breweries have joined the line-up at online retailer EeBria • Up and Udder is the glorious named Six Nations rugby special from Old Dairy Brewery • London's Five Points Brewery is to double its capacity to meet demand • Keswick Brewing Co is launching Black Star for February • Hopcraft Brewing has created a revised version of Temple of Love (3.8%), hopped with Belma, Chinook and Cascade • Everards is celebrating pride in its home city, Leicester, with a 3.5% ABV seasonal Clock Tower

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