Issue 150
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Act Now Chancellor Urged or 2,000 Pubs Face Permanent Closure
A stark warning has been issued to the government that two thousand of the nation’s much-loved pubs could close for good, with the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) calling on the Government to extend a lifeline to the sector. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is calling on the Government to use the Spring Budget to show it understands just how much pubs and breweries mean to their communities, and the pressures the sector is facing, and deliver a
plan for sustainable growth with fair, modernised tax rates and a focus on skills and training needed to ensure pubs and breweries can thrive, and are calling on the Chancellor to freeze duty rates, implement a substantial increase in the discount for draft beer sold in pubs, and introduce the previously announced reduced rate for lower-strength beers from 1st August.
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