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"sbillings":303aofx6 wrote: Hardly surprising, but it still stings. Not enough to kill the trade, just an extra load for us to bear.[/quote:303aofx6]

Are you going to do anything about it fearless chair?

"TheBeerNut":1pnbi3pz wrote: Only just catching up on the details now, but did wine take a bigger spanking than beer, spirits and cider?[/quote:1pnbi3pz]

By my calculations the increase on wine was about 50%

"TheBeerNut":543uq51h wrote:

"kev2403":543uq51h wrote: Their goes the pub scene! I'd say that's the final nail in the coffin for most people[/quote:543uq51h]I doubt it. It won't make it any easier, for sure, but of the many many predictions of apocalypse in the pub trade over the years, none have come true.[/quote:543uq51h]

I stand to be corrected here but isn't it years since a gov of any hue increased the price of the pint? Brewers have added their now seemingly annual increase and publicans have followed suit to protect their margin. But still its always someone elses fault that the pub sector is fupped. The majority sell the same tired brands with no hope of a choice.
How does the craft pub sector do in relation to the same ole, same ole Diageo flogging sector?

"CDow":1do48ggb wrote: isn't it years since a gov of any hue increased the price of the pint?[/quote:1do48ggb]No: VAT went up 2% last year.

"CDow":1do48ggb wrote: How does the craft pub sector do in relation to the same ole, same ole Diageo flogging sector?[/quote:1do48ggb]It takes over their pubs when they close.