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MPs back campaign to scrap beer tax hike
More than 200 MPs are calling for the government to scrap plans to increase beer tax in the next budget.
The MPs are backing the Campaign for Real Ale and the British Beer and Pub Association's Axe the Tax, Save the Pub campaign targeting the 2 per cent above inflation duty escalator to be abolished. The government also intends to increase the tax by the same amount for the following three years. In the last 12 months, more than 2,000 pubs have closed with the loss of 20,000 jobs with a further 75,000 jobs under threat by the government's tax increases.
David Long, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association said: "The fact that more than 200 MPs have joined our campaign is testament to widespread strength that is felt across all parties regarding on the future of British pubs. "Beer tax was increased by 18 per cent during last year and pubs are now closing at a rate of nearly six every day.
"Pubs are a fundamental part of our community life and the Government now needs to act to save them from extinction. A good start would be to scrap plans set out 12 months ago in brighter economic times to increase beer tax again."
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