tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post8758544699936627955..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Double whammy for drinkersCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-85658793303274607692010-06-23T16:24:56.480+01:002010-06-23T16:24:56.480+01:00Ah well, something of a sigh of relief there – no ...Ah well, something of a sigh of relief there – no additional duty increase, the 10% cider hike scrapped, and no immediate plans for a "supertax" on strong beers and ciders, although they did say they were going to bring in a higher tax on "cheap, strong ciders", which hopefully won't include any craft products.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-47684581785604538252010-06-14T06:33:49.225+01:002010-06-14T06:33:49.225+01:00Anon: if you're wrong, it's not nitpicking...Anon: if you're wrong, it's not nitpicking to point it out.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-5155398791072764862010-06-13T15:57:28.697+01:002010-06-13T15:57:28.697+01:00Beer bought in the off-trade has exactly the same ...Beer bought in the off-trade has exactly the same rate of duty in terms of strength and volume as that in the on-trade. It may yield less VAT, but the comparison is being done purely on alcohol duties.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-5477386362401040812010-06-13T15:44:49.434+01:002010-06-13T15:44:49.434+01:00Could be wrong but,
if beer bought in Shops raises...Could be wrong but,<br />if beer bought in Shops raises <br />substantially less taxes than beer<br />drunk in pubs and there are millions less visits to pubs it<br />stands to reason the exchequer is<br />down about 2--2.3 £Billion since<br />.....wait for it..................<br />July 2007<br />Of course I could be wrong, as no<br />doubt, some nitpicker is bound to<br />point out.<br /><br />Shop near me<br />Irish Cream ...70ctl £3.99p<br />Brandy............70 ctl.£5.99p<br /><br />In pubs...GOCOMPARE>>GOCOMPARE<br /><br />Waiting for the return<br />of normal pubs regardless<br />of price<br /><br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com