date:Dec 23, 2022
price increases and rising energy prices and other costs are driving some pubs and bars out of business.
UK brewers say that the average price of a pint could top 7 (US$8.45) in some cities as energy bills hit both brewers and pubs hard. The UK government has also decided not to maintain its 12.5% VAT for hospitality, implemented during COVID-19.
The failure to act today represents a huge missed opportunity to help brewers and pubs in the face of sharp increases to the cost of living and do