Britische Pubs zahlten letztes Jahr fast 100.000 Pfund an Steuern auf alkoholische Getränke, da die Kanzlerin dazu drängte, die Steuern einzufrieren
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/uk-pubs-paid-almost-100k-on-alcoholic-drinks-taxes-last-year-as-chancellor-urged-5HjdN6t_2/
Von tylerthe-theatre
11 Kommentare
That’s not a lot unless they meant each pub paid that.
The overheads of running a pub are likely way more of an issue than the cost of tax on alcohol.
The Italians pay no excise on their domestic wine, and only stick on 10% VAT if it’s for on-premise consumption. The Germans with a similar beer brewing heritage to us do something similar with their beer.
Would be lovely if we could support one of our most historic and culturally significant industries in similar fashion.
*customers in UK pubs paid almost £100k on alcoholic drink taxes last year.
My political views are literally just let consenting adults do whatever they want ( like drinking in a pub), have an equitable tax system that keeps schools, the NHS, other services going, and please don’t be a bible bashing homophobe and sexist. Can we have that?
The damage has been done. Prices never come down despite changes in tax/subsidies or anything else. These beer prices in pubs is absolutely absurd and will never come down. Gone are the days of £2 a pint which doesn’t even seem that long ago.
Alcohol has been watered down to piss water as well to avoid higher taxes.
Even this annoys me as someone who rarely drinks because our government for the last 10-15 years has ruined pubs
Used to work for a spirits company. Each time there was a budget, if it seemed inevitable that the UK duty rate was going to rise, they would pay duty in advance, at the current rate, for tens of thousands of cases. Then, when the duty rate was increased, that stock could only be sold at the new and increased duty rate. Instant, effortless profit.
This is pedantic, but pubs aren’t paying anything, they’re collecting tax from their patrons on behalf of the government.
The missed point here is that the tax on alcohol, coupled with operating costs makes pints expensive, and is putting people off drinking as much or at all because combined with the cost of living crisis people can’t afford to go as often.
Considering how much alcohol taxes the NHS, it seems fair enough.
Subsidise the pubs themselves, not the drink
Drinkers at home will carry on killing themselves in greater numbers, but if pubs need saving, give them help directly.
The sensible and popular move would be to reduce taxes on the UK produced alcoholic drinks and increase taxes on imports.
So with thus Labour Party I expect them to do the opposite