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Prime minister challenged by pub landlord as he promotes changes to alcohol duty at London beer festival

The Prime Minister was yelled at over the ‘irony’ of visiting a beer festival as the tax on various drinks goes up

“What we see is alcohol duty going up at a time that consumers are looking for relief on prices”

The Treasury said 3,585 London pubs would get a boost from new tax rules, but wine producers argued bottle price will increase

Prime minister and chancellor behind plans to increase duty on alcoholic drinks

The increases to a number of drinks, set out in the Spring Budget, are set to come into force on Tuesday

In recent years, drinkers have become more aware of the health dangers of drinking alcohol, from disease to risky behaviour and poorer wellbeing. Events like the just-finished Dry July, Febfast and Hello Sunday Morning – when people voluntarily abstain from alcohol for periods of time – are growing in popularity…

Colin Neill, of Hospitality Ulster, said businesses will have no option but to increase prices.

THE Tory government has been accused of a “complete betrayal” of Scotland’s whisky industry with new rules set to come into force that will…