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call for change to protect PUBS from closure
Consumer rights group the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) calls on Chancellor to reform unfair Business Rates and slash tax on pints in upcoming Budget. Ahead of the upcoming Budget next month, around 145,000 CAMRA members are being mobilised to call on the new Government to take action to support for pubs, social clubs, brewers, cider makers, and to stand up for consumers rights. Joining forces with industry leaders, the Society of Independent Brewers, the Campaign has sent groundbreaking new economic
current system unfairly Commenting, CAMRA “Cutting the rate of tax modelling directly to penalises pubs and the Treasury showing Vice Chair Ash Corbett- on pints across the UK, makes it harder for the transformation a Collins said: and meaningful reform all bricks-and-mortar UK wide cut in duty of the Business Rates businesses to compete “Pubs are the beating charged on beer and system in England will heart of communities, with online shopping. cider served in pubs make all the difference but they’re being CAMRA’s own figures could bring. to both consumers and crushed by an unfair show the shocking Their proposed 20% the trade. system that favours discount for tax on pints extent of churn in the online giants and “I’d urge anyone who pub trade, with over a in pubs would create multinational brewing values their local pubs thousands of new jobs thousand businesses conglomerates. We and independent closing their doors so and contribute £70 want the Chancellor breweries and cider million to the economy, far this year. to understand that Now the Campaign is as consumers are producers to get calling on all beer lovers the range of measures involved and let the encouraged to move we’re calling for aren’t new Government and pub-goers to get from supermarket just about supporting involved and use their alcohol back to being know just how much the long-term future simple online tool to able to support their we need support in contact their MPs ahead of the industry – this local pubs and social the Budget. Our online is also about local of the Budget. clubs. e-lobby tool only takes jobs, encouraging The quick and easy to The Chancellor has two minutes, you don’t investment, and use e-lobby tool can also been urged to have to be a CAMRA ensuring that be found on CAMRA’s stick by the Labour member to use it, and communities have website and here: manifesto promise on every email makes a a space to come action.camra.org.uk/ reforming Business page/156994/action/1 together. Rates in England. The difference.”
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