Budget 2014: Good news for drinkers

THERE are more cheers for the pub industry this afternoon with a penny off a pint for the second year running.

The good news for drinkers continued with a freeze on duty for spirits and the Government's alcohol tax escalator is to be scrapped.

Chancellor George Osborne said: “Pubs saved. Jobs created. A penny off a pint for the second year running.”

Simon Theakston, executive director of brewery T&R Theakston, said the reduction is a massive boost to the industry and one that will have a positive impa... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...