Beer prices SLASHED as alcohol duty is cut in mini budget
Mr Kwarteng said he had "listened to industry concerns" about future rises to alcohol duty - which would see the cost of a pint rocket.
And in response, he said planned hikes to duty rates for beer, for cider, for wine, and for spirits "will all be cancelled". The Chancellor said he would introduce an "18-month transition" for wine duty, while extending draught relief to help smaller breweries. And he insisted that "at this difficult time" the Government would "not let alcohol duty rates rise in line with RPI".
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