Duty Hikes

Booze sales could be damaged with duty freeze cut

04-Jul-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Scrapping the alcohol duty freeze put in place last year by Government is “counter-productive”, and will increase pressure on cash-strapped consumers, the Wine & Spirit Trade Association has warned (WSTA).

Government making a mint from your booze sales

15-Jun-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

The Treasury is continuing to make a mint from UK booze sales, despite a freeze on alcohol duty in November, showing the sector can remain fruitful without another hike.

Media support of beer duty campaign is reason for optimism

08-Nov-2012 By John harrington

At times, campaigning against the beer-duty escalator has felt like pushing a beer keg uphill. Politicians and the national media have long paid lip service to the importance of pubs and breweries and the impact of taxes, but in truth there’s been little...

Host calls for national pub strike against duty hikes

28-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney

Pubs should take part in a national one hour strike in protest against the 2% duty hikes introduced last week, says one Lincolnshire licensee.

Sainsbury's warns suppliers to absorb duty hike

27-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney

Sainsbury's has warned drinks suppliers to absorb duty hikes or face being removed from its shelves. The supermarket giant reportedly wrote to all...

Trade hopeful after Darling meeting

16-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore

Drinks trade groups are hoping Alistair Darling and Peter Mandelson will take a closer look at the impact further duty hikes will have jobs in the...

ALMR: closed pubs can't pay taxes

04-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney

The Government could be £217m worse off because its inflation busting duty hikes have shut so many pubs. The warning comes from the Association of...