The UK’s largest pub groups and breweries have written an open letter to the leaders of the three main political parties demanding an immediate cut in beer duty alongside business rates reform.
The letter, to coincide with the start of Euro 2024, has been signed by 80 of the UK’s leading brewers and pub groups such as Heineken, Budweiser, Greene King, Stonegate, JD Wetherspoon and Diageo.
They call for a cut in duty as a “first step” towards bringing the UK in line with the European average and an “urgent radical reform” of business rates.The letter reads: “For every three pounds spent in a pub, one pound goes straight to the tax man. “British beer drinkers cheering on England and Scotland pay 54p duty per pint compared to German or Spanish fans paying less than 5p.
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