BBPA to focus on reform roll-out
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) will now press ahead with its plans to improve transparency, following the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) decision to take no further action on the beer tie.
Simmonds: focus now on reform package
The BBPA said it was "very pleased" with the outcome and that it would now be focusing on the roll-out of its new Framework Code of Practice on the Granting of Tenancies and Leases.
"We have always thought that a thorough and dispassionate study of the evidence would deliver this conclusion," said chief executive Brigid Simmonds.
"We will now continue to press ahead with implementing our agreed reform package to improve transparency and openness between licensees and pub owning companies.
"We will also renew our focus on working constructively with Government, MPs and other stakeholders — particularly on the critical areas of tax and regulation, which are the true cause of the current pressures on pubs.
"Our objective is to build a policy environment that recognises and supports the considerable contribution of the great British beer and pub sector to the nation’s economic and social life. It is time for all of us focus on that task and work together in achieving that."
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