tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post381725080224809707..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Not so simpleCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90256610350294380602010-07-06T21:37:18.010+01:002010-07-06T21:37:18.010+01:00That's already the case, though, so it's h...That's already the case, though, so it's hard to see that banning below-cost selling would make much difference. I would imagine even now it only applies to a very small amount of deep-discounted megabrands sold by the major supermarkets.<br /><br />If it is done, though, duty+VAT is the only simple and transparent way of doing it.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-50266529740665400372010-07-06T21:28:47.302+01:002010-07-06T21:28:47.302+01:00I'd hate to see a craft brewer who uses good i...I'd hate to see a craft brewer who uses good ingredients in generous quantities have a higher floor price than an industrial bland fizz producer. This could undo the benefits of progressive beer duty if implemented carelessly (and it will be).NAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247378318975737305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-49067358037557810532010-07-06T16:39:49.032+01:002010-07-06T16:39:49.032+01:00This is what you get when you have politicians who...This is what you get when you have politicians who mostly have no political principles - and that includes most MPs nowadays - and who go for populist claptrap instead.<br /><br />They wanted a quick fix, but quick fixes usually go pear-shaped, as this looks like doing.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-47677486047993956382010-07-06T13:52:21.797+01:002010-07-06T13:52:21.797+01:00I once lived in a state where the
prices were fix...I once lived in a state where the <br />prices were fixed by the state,<br />what you pay and what you charge.<br />What you could sell and who you could sell it to. Mind you ,it<br />needed a wall, barbed wire and watch towers to enforce it's <br />application. The DDR (East Germany)<br />till 89<br />Of course they had an helping hand<br />from "concerned" citizens such as<br />ASH,TUC,BMA and not forgetting our<br />dear friends in the ECHTEBIERSCHUTZE..(CAMRA)<br /><br />We dont have the walls or barbed wire,we just have the invisible <br />hands of guidance and control.<br /><br /><br />For how much longr may we ask ?<br /><br /><br />The Free CorpsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com