Beer Tax

Beer tax rally gives pub industry hope for 2013

14-Dec-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Camra’s mass lobby calling for an end to the damaging beer duty escalator has been hailed as a ‘great success’ after over 1,200 of its members descended on Parliament in what was the biggest campaigning event in its 40-year history.

Chancellor ‘totally wrong to raise beer tax’, says BBPA

20-Apr-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has slammed Chancellor George Osborne and the Government for their decision to raise beer tax by a further five per cent in the March Budget.

Beer tax hikes threaten jobs of 300,000 young people, says BBPA

23-Feb-2012 By Luke Nicholls

A new report commissioned by the British Beer& Pub Association (BBPA) shows that 300,000 young people are directly employed in the beer and pub industry, fuelling concerns that plans for huge beer tax hikes in next month’s budget will put more young...

Review of the year 2009: Pubs

23-Dec-2009 By Becky Paskin & Emma Eversham

Beer tax continued to rise and a record number of pubs closed, but it wasn't all doom and gloom in the pub sector in 2009. As the year draws to a close take a look back with BigHospitality at the major events of this year

Public demand beer tax freeze as pub closures lose Treasury £242m

20-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

Figures reveal pub closures have cost the Treasury £242m in lost tax revenue, while 90 per cent of public call for freeze on beer tax

Majority of MPs oppose Darling’s beer tax escalator

16-Apr-2009 By Becky Paskin

A poll commissioned by the Axe the Beer Tax – Save the Pub campaign has revealed the majority of MPs oppose Alistair Darling’s plans to increase beer tax in next week’s budget