More than 100 Conservative MPs have made a fresh plea to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to do more to support pubs and clubs at next week's budget
More than 100 Conservative MPs have made a fresh plea to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to do more to support pubs and clubs at next week's budget.
In a letter to Mr Sunak, the group of Tory backbenchers have called on the chancellor to maintain a freeze on alcohol duties when he delivers his budget on Wednesday.Autumn budget and spending review 2021 - what do Conservative MPs want from Chancellor Rishi Sunak? "A lower beer duty on draught sales in pubs, clubs and bars, compared to off sales in supermarkets, would be a huge boost to their ability to prosper and rebuild from COVID-19," the MPs wrote.
"Moreover, it would be easy to understand, simple to administer, and importantly, demonstrate this government's clear commitment to Britain's pubs."The campaign for a lower beer duty on draught sales has been spearheaded by North West Durham MP Richard Holden and is being supported by former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith and ex-cabinet ministers Alun Cairns and Karen Bradley.
Their letter acknowledges that a freeze on alcohol duties would cost the Treasury around £300m in lost tax receipts and would therefore require higher taxes or lower spending elsewhere, or more borrowing.
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