The move will knock “a penny off a pint” at the pub, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said.
Rachel Reeves slashes beer duty in pubs in sensational budget giveaway (Image: Getty)
Rachel Reeves has announced the Government will cut draught duty by 1.7%, which means “a penny off a pint in the pub”.
The Chancellor told the Commons: “I can confirm that alcohol duty rates on non-draught products will increase in line with RPI from February next year, but nearly two-thirds of alcoholic drinks sold in pubs are served on draught.
“So today, instead of uprating these products in line with inflation, I am cutting draught duty by 1.7%, which means a penny off a pint in the pub.”
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