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The Publican's Morning Advertiser is campaigning for the Government to reduce VAT to 5% for the hospitality. sector. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/1198

Minimum pricing must be in alcohol strategy

08-Feb-2012 - Minimum pricing must be a key part of the Government's alcohol strategy, Totnes MP Dr Sarah Wollaston, told a debate in Parliament yesterday.

Licensees face raft of beer price hikes in 2012

12-Jan-2012 - Licensees have entered 2012 facing a raft of price hikes from major brewers.

OFT agrees minimum pricing could cut alcohol consumption

10-Jan-2012 - The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has agreed minimum pricing could help cut alcohol consumption.

Minimum pricing 'will cut consumption'

05-Jan-2012 - The introduction of a minimum pricing policy for the sale of alcohol could see a significant reduction in consumption, according to researchers in Canada.

Lansley: Minimum pricing not the answer

19-Dec-2011 - Minimum pricing on alcohol will not combat problem drinking in the UK, according to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

SBPA calls for trial period for minimum pricing bill

16-Dec-2011 - The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) has called for the Scottish Parliament to include a trial period as a provision in the minimum pricing bill, if it goes ahead.

BBPA: 'Be fair to pubs on machine game duty'

07-Dec-2011 - Pubs must be left no worse off by the new system of Machine Gaming Duty (MGD) announced by HMRC yesterday, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said.

HMRC to fight VAT gaming machine ruling

07-Dec-2011 - HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that it will continue to contest the Rank Group’s claim for overpaid VAT on gaming machines.

Tim Martin "perplexed" by Ted Tuppen's tax claims

01-Dec-2011 - JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has described comments made by Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen on tax and regulation as “confused thinking”.

Tuppen: Supermarkets may need to be "bullied"

18-Nov-2011 - Supermarkets may need to be “bullied” into adopting a responsible pricing strategy on alcohol according to Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen.

‘Use VAT to combat cheap drinks’

10-Nov-2011 - Trade leaders have urged the Government to use VAT as the lever to level the playing field with the cheap supermarket deals and combat binge drinking rather than follow Scotland’s lead on minimum pricing.

Brighton Council seeks VAT rise for off-licence sales

30-Sep-2011 - Brighton & Hove City Council is the first local authority to call for the Government to set differential rates of VAT for the on and off-trades to help combat the cheap booze fuelling binge drinking.

BBPA meets Treasury over VAT cut

30-Sep-2011 - The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) will meet Treasury officials this week to discuss the possibility of a VAT reduction across businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors.

British beer tax accounts for 40% of European tax bill

22-Sep-2011 - British beer tax accounts for 40% of the entire European beer tax bill, claims a new report from accountancy firm Ernst & Young.

Sweden to consider VAT cut

14-Sep-2011 - The Swedish Government has proposed cutting VAT for restaurants and catering services from 25% to 12%.

Treasury vows to examine VAT cut plan

08-Sep-2011 - A Government minister has promised to look at the arguments for cutting VAT for the hospitality sector, but stated reasons why it would be difficult to reduce the level.

Stars sign up to PMA's VAT cut

08-Sep-2011 - Thrive on 5 — the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) campaign to get VAT cut to 5% — received a celebrity boost this week.

VAT-cut drive reaches NI

02-Sep-2011 - The campaign to cut VAT to 5% for the hospitality industry has now reached Northern Ireland and received the backing of Brighton and Hove City Council.

Survey: staying in is the new going out

04-Aug-2011 - Younger drinkers continued to move away form the on-trade in 2010 and increasingly look to replicate attitudes towards spending at home, according to a new...

Foster's Gold for off-trade only

04-Jul-2011 - A new more premium version of Aussie lager Foster's is being launched - but it won't be found in pubs and bars.

Tesco: error led to 36 cans of beer for £11 deal

02-Jun-2011 - Tesco has claimed an error led to it selling 36 cans of beer for £11 — police had to be called to control crowds at a store in Scotland.

Trade: 'be tougher on supermarkets'

02-Jun-2011 - Trade leaders and licensees have urged the Government to take more robust action over the failure of supermarkets to curb promos.

Lansley warns supermarkets on alcohol promos

31-May-2011 - Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has written to supermarket giants over a failure to remove alcohol promotions from entrances.

SNP prepares for minimum pricing

19-May-2011 - A minimum pricing law could be introduced in Scotland as early as April next year, following the landslide victory of the Scottish National Party (SNP)...

Pub industry can learn from supermarkets

18-May-2011 - Pubs should steal the five principles supermarkets use to help drive their sales, according to research company him!. Katy Moses, business development manager, said...