Do you enjoy a post ride beer in your local? Enjoy trying different & local beers? Love the sociability of meeting your mates in the pubs? Worried about the number of ‘to let’ signs on your local pubs? Well have a read of this & please consider showing your support….
Today, a customer buying a pint of beer for £2.50 pays 80p in tax. This is one of the highest tax rates in the world - and means that the Government now makes 50 times the brewer’s profit on each pint sold.
We are setting out five demands to give this industry the breathing space it needs to arrest the decline and maintain its place in Britain’s social and economic life.
Our five demands:
1. to axe plans to increase beer tax even further
2. to enforce existing laws – not create new ones - to deal firmly with irresponsible drinkers and premises
3. to end the irresponsible promotion of alcohol in supermarkets, pubs and elsewhere
4. to trust responsible adults to make informed choices about what they drink, not punish them for the actions of an irresponsible minority
5. to support the British pub as a vital part of social life in local communities
Please can I ask for your help in signing up to the Axe the Beer Tax campaign By entering your postcode, the system will automatically generate an email to your local MP. This will take you a couple of minutes at the most.
Thanks & Cheers
