Sunak and Johnson’s beer ‘draught relief’ photocall goes flat
over 2 years in The guardian
Chancellor and PM brandish 30-litre kegs, which do not currently qualify for the 3p per pint cut in beer dutyA photocall in which Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak brandished beer barrels to promote a cut in the duty charged on draught beer has fallen flat, after it was pointed out that the kegs would not qualify for the tax relief under current proposals.Sunak announced during Wednesday’s budget that the government would reduce the tax levied on draught beer by 5%, cutting the price of a pint by 3p. Continue reading...
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