Alistair Darling

Darling's budget for bingeing

20-Mar-2008

They tell a story at Westminster about the Labour MP, a former minor trade union official who had been awarded the safest of seats in the north-east,...

'Asda boss slams alcohol duty rise'

16-Mar-2008

Andy Bond, the chief executive of Asda, the UK's second biggest supermarket, has hit out at Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, over increases in...

Tax reprieve for family-run pubs

14-Mar-2008

Small business leaders have welcomed Alistair Darling's decision to postpone legislation that could sting family firms for £200m.The proposed...

'Budget 2008: Alistair Darling taxes safe drinkers'

14-Mar-2008

Budget plans to increase the price of alcohol have been crIticised, with Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, being accused of taxing responsible...

Deaf... And dumb

13-Mar-2008

More pubs to close, supermarkets to continue cheap booze offers, inflation-busting duty rises for years - a disaster says the trade The PMA Team...

'Alcohol tax hike will not curb binge-drinking'

13-Mar-2008

Alistair Darling's 9.1 per cent rise in alcohol taxes will not succeed in tackling Britain's binge-drinking culture unless the government also stops...

BBPA: Chancellor has "shot himself in the foot

12-Mar-2008

Today's tax hike will hit result in more pub closures, a further fall in beer sales and a hit to Treasury revenues, according to the British Beer...

Another nail in the coffin of the traditional British pub

12-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has said Alistair Darling's first Budget is "yet another nail in the coffin of the traditional British...

'Drinkers and gas guzzlers in for a budget clobbering'

12-Mar-2008

Alistair Darling will use his first Budget to raise "green" taxes and increase taxes on drinking, in an attempt to find cash to fund the government's...

ALMR: Go easy on Carling Darling

11-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney

Britain's pub operators make one last plea for a reduction in alcohol tax

'Chancellor planning above-inflation price hike for beer'

09-Mar-2008

Alistair Darling is preparing above-inflation price-rises for beer, wine and spirits in his first Budget, in an attempt to tackle widespread alcohol...

Beer duty hike in the Budget? No thank you Darling

09-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

The pub and brewing sectors will be hoping this week's first-time Budget from Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling contains some...

Calm before the storm

13-Feb-2008

On March 12 Chancellor Alistair Darling will step out of Number 11 Downing Street clutching a small red briefcase containing his first Budget as...

WSTA: Alcohol tax hike would cost Treasury £200m

04-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney

An increase in alcohol tax would put 50,000 jobs at risk and cost the Treasury £200m while doing nothing to combat binge drinking. That is the stark...

NewsDigest

25-Oct-2007

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says it has held "constructive" talks with Chancellor Alistair Darling over plans to abolish taper relief on...

What the papers say - May 18, 2007

18-May-2007

Britain's biggest nightclub operator vowed to tackle the issue of drink-related violence yesterday by introducing plastic glasses throughout its...