Pint of beer to hit £3 as VAT increase hits
Activer le mode zenHarry Wallop
"The hike could force the closure of many British pubs, which are already suffering severely from the smoking ban, higher alcohol duty rates and a change in social habits.
"The British Beer & Pub Association said the increase in VAT from 17.5 per cent to 20 per cent would add a further 6p to the cost of a pint of beer.
"Along with the 26 per cent rise in beer duty seen during the past two years, the average price of a pint of beer has gone from £2.84 a year ago to £3.06p from this week."
Twenty years ago a pint cost £1.26. In today's money - stripping out inflation - this equates to £2.03.
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Pint of beer to hit £3 as VAT increase hits, La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), avril 2011. Consulté le 27/04/2025. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/pint-of-beer-to-hit-3-as-vat-increase-hits