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Jim Hawkins

10/02/2012

10:26:40

Ahhhhh! C'mon Bridget the same nonsense every single year.

You spout the same rubbish every year post wholesale increases from your members. So duty may add 2p a pint of duty payable by the BREWER!

The brewers can choose whether to pass on the increase.In turn their customers (your leading members) can choose to pass it on to their own customers. Undoubtedly they will. All to protect their margins at the expense of tenants.

Your leading members have just increased the price of a pint by 7p three times the duty. That will add at least 10p by the time it gets to the pump.

Why not ask your members "Scrap the wholesale price of beer escalator and save 16,000 thousand jobs"?

Did you know Bridget that the wholesale price has increased by 40% since 2007 thats about 50p a pint. Duty has increased by 11p a pint in the same period.

14 replies - Last reply by Kevin O'connor, 15/02/2012 22:02:08

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Interested Observer

14/02/2012

16:04:10

RE: Jim Hawkins

Jim - thanks. If we are talking about lager then it makes more sense.

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Interested Observer

14/02/2012

16:25:49

RE: Jim Hawkins

David -

http://www.wsta.co.uk/images/stats/excisedutyrates.pdf

it's 11p (ex VAT) for a 4% beer.

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15/02/2012

21:58:03

RE: Jim Hawkins

Info on Wine And Spirits website

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15/02/2012

22:02:08

RE: Jim Hawkins

2007 £13.71 hectolitre per 1% ABV
2011 £18.57 hectolitre per 1% ABV

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