Beer Duty Escalator

Calls for rise in alcohol tax to reduce number of A&E visits

13-Jul-2016 By Sophie Witts

Increasing the price of alcohol in restaurants and bars could dramatically reduce the number of patients admitted to hospital with violence-related injuries, according to a new study.

2014 beer duty cut: Benefits clear for independent brewers

26-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

The argument to once again scrap the controversial beer duty escalator in next month’s Budget has been bolstered by the fact that the local brewing sector is now ‘thriving’ following last year’s cut. 

Budget 2013: George Osborne scraps Beer Tax Escalator, launches Employment Allowance

20-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Pubs across the UK can breathe a sigh of relief today as Chancellor George Osborne has cut a penny off the price of a pint of beer and scrapped the punitive Duty Escalator in his 2013 Budget announcement.

Beer tax argument heats up at BeerX event ahead of 2013 Budget

15-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Labour may have to retain the controversial Beer Duty Escalator if it came into power at the next election as Shadow Small Business Minister Toby Perkins admitted to brewers at SIBA’s BeerX conference that they ‘can’t solve all the problems facing pubs’.

Pub industry descends on Parliament for mass lobby on beer tax

12-Dec-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has today organised the biggest campaigning event in its 40-year history as over 1,200 of its members and other key figures from the beer and pub industry descend upon Parliament for a mass lobby calling for an end to...

Beer Tax: Parliamentary debate - Live

01-Nov-2012 By Emma Eversham, Luke Nicholls and Peter Ruddick

MPs will today debate the controversial beer tax escalator in Parliament for the first time; with Camra demanding 'urgent action' as the UK pub closure rate soars again, you can follow what is said in this crucial debate using our live blog.

Beer Tax Debate: MPs unanimously back calls for a Government review of the duty escalator

01-Nov-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Backbench MPs have voted unanimously to support a motion calling on the Government to launch a review of the controversial beer duty escalator ahead of next year's Budget, following a House of Commons debate on the beer tax.

Beer sales plummet as fight for fairer tax deal moves up a gear

23-Oct-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Despite a summer of sport which included the Olympics and the Euro 2012 football, Britons drank 117 million fewer pints of beer in the three months to September this year than in 2011, with pub sales down 4.8 per cent.

Beer tax e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures, forcing Parliamentary debate

20-Sep-2012 By Luke Nicholls

The British beer and pub industry is today celebrating as the Government e-petition calling on the abandonment of the controversial beer duty escalator has finally exceeded the 100,000 signatures needed to trigger a Parliamentary debate.

Government minister claims beer duty escalator 'helps' publicans and drinkers

05-Jul-2012 By Peter Ruddick

A Treasury minister has pledged the Government will continue to monitor the impact of the alcohol duty escalator but claimed the rising beer duty was a 'help' to publicans and drinkers as it was contributing to deficit reduction.