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Harry Thompson & Jacob Rawley

Pint prices could rise to £20 or UK pubs face closure this winter, expert warns

Pubs across the UK could be forced to raise pint prices to a whopping £15 - 20 to stay afloat this winter, an expert has warned.

Tom Stainer, the chief executive of real campaign group CAMRA, says businesses are not protected by the Ofgem energy price cap, so bills are likely to shoot up this winter.

The industry expert has warned that we could see 500-600 percent increases in running costs at pubs in the coming months with risk of closure.

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