Yesterday the Chancellor delivered the Autumn Budget and there was some fantastic news for pub goers.
The way alcohol is taxed will be changed with a lower rate of duty charged on draught beer and cider served in pubs and social clubs.
This establishes an important principle in the taxation system for the first time: that pubs are a force for good in our communities and should be better supported to help them survive, thrive and compete with the likes of supermarkets.
For years we have campaigned for this change, and in the run up to this Budget thousands of CAMRA members emailed their MPs about our campaign for a fairer alcohol duty system and business rates.
Thank you.
We have also had great news for our small and independent cider makers, with a new progressive duty system which will support smaller producers to grow their businesses, increasing choice of quality ciders and perries available to consumers.
However, there is always more campaigning to be done.
At the moment the new, lower draught duty rate is proposed to apply only to containers over 40 litres – which will exclude a lots of small brewery beers that are commonly sold in smaller casks and kegs. That’s why we will be campaigning in the coming months to reduce the threshold to #MakeIt20 litres
P.S. This is a team effort, and we can all celebrate this success – thank you for being a part of the CAMRA Team and helping us achieve a better duty system for beer and cider drinkers.
