I hate to keep reminding everyone that @Govuk has put the boot into booze but businesses & consumers deserve better!
Since 2010 @Conservatives Chancellors have increased duty by:
⬆️ 21% on beer
⬆️32% on spirits
⬆️58% on wine
⬆️90% on fortified wine!
Sunak and his ‘now the UK is an independent nation…’ claptrap:
The UK trousered almost twice as much in wine duty in 2021 than all the countries in the EU put together.
And now he’s put UK duty up 20% for most wines.
*slow hand clap* @Jeremy_Hunt@RishiSunak@hmtreasury
You’re wrecking an industry by punishing the least wealthy. This is the policy equivalent of tackling noise pollution with a vuvuzela
I'm afraid the new #wine & #spirit tax increases do not support small business, to innovate and grow @hmtreasury.
All they guarantee is around £1bn duty + VAT increase for the wine & spirit sector and higher prices.
Don't take it from us, listen to what businesses have to say..
😤Cheers - for what?
Today sees biggest duty increase in c. 50 years #inflationary
Since 2010 un-@Conservatives Chancellors have increased duty by
⬆️ 21% on beer
⬆️32% on spirits
⬆️58% on wine🤦🏽♀️
Lots of new red tape 🤯
This Gov is failing consumers *and* businesses
Trouble brewing: Rishi Sunak heckled on pint-pulling photo op. “ “Well, I’m a teetotal chancellor …”. What a disgrace he is. Currently in the process of shafting the wine industry and the off-trade. https://t.co/aXGzTXtFTR
Absolute bunkum.
The overall impact of today’s duty changes are to force most prices UP.
It’s Government created inflation at during a serious cost-of-living crisis.
Tax on pints (i.e., duty) is paid by producers - it's on a whim if it's passed on via WSP to a publican. Note your treasury officials recently shared a table with Heineken - but never sit at our (i.e., the publicans) tables. Little wonder the policies come out like this. #ukpubs