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Scottish Sun
8 hours ago
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- Scottish Sun
Cost of supermarket booze set to soar after Labour clobbers brewers with extra £124million in taxes
The British Beer & Pub Association reckons it will put around 16p on a four-pack SHOP BOOZE TAX HIKE Cost of supermarket booze set to soar after Labour clobbers brewers with extra £124million in taxes Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BREWERS have warned of shop price hikes after being hit with a £124million tax on packaging. Ministers yesterday saddled beer and lager producers with a £192 a tonne charge for recycling their glass bottles. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which puts them on the hook for the cost of council collection, sorting and recycling, has been branded a 'Bevy Levy'. The British Beer & Pub Association reckons it will put around 16p on a four-pack. Boss Emma McClarkin said: "By heaping a further £124million on brewers - the equivalent of 4p per 330ml bottle – these new fees sabotage the Chancellor's hopes for British businesses and will hit shoppers at the tills. 'To put it mildly, EPR could drive some brewers out of the glass bottle market and heap more costs on pubs which will only endanger jobs and growth. 'This is just not good enough given the barrage of rates and regulations the sector is already grappling with.' Alex MacDonald of the UK Spirits Alliance warned 'punishing fees' for glass will hurt business and raise the price of drinks for consumers. Earlier in the year Jeremy Clarkson used his Sun column to lash out at the Bevy Levy and all the other taxes crippling pubs like his, The Farmer's Dog. EPR makes producers responsible for the full eco lifecycle of their products, footing the cost of councils to collect, sort and recycle waste packaging. Labour plotting blitz on boozers with Budget 'sin tax' raid on pubs as Wes Streeting threatens outdoor smoking ban
The Sun
8 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
Cost of supermarket booze set to soar after Labour clobbers brewers with extra £124million in taxes
BREWERS have warned of shop price hikes after being hit with a £124million tax on packaging. Ministers yesterday saddled beer and lager producers with a £192 a tonne charge for recycling their glass bottles. The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which puts them on the hook for the cost of council collection, sorting and recycling, has been branded a 'Bevy Levy'. The British Beer & Pub Association reckons it will put around 16p on a four-pack. Boss Emma McClarkin said: "By heaping a further £124million on brewers - the equivalent of 4p per 330ml bottle – these new fees sabotage the Chancellor's hopes for British businesses and will hit shoppers at the tills. 'To put it mildly, EPR could drive some brewers out of the glass bottle market and heap more costs on pubs which will only endanger jobs and growth. 'This is just not good enough given the barrage of rates and regulations the sector is already grappling with.' Alex MacDonald of the UK Spirits Alliance warned 'punishing fees' for glass will hurt business and raise the price of drinks for consumers. Earlier in the year Jeremy Clarkson used his Sun column to lash out at the Bevy Levy and all the other taxes crippling pubs like his, The Farmer's Dog. EPR makes producers responsible for the full eco lifecycle of their products, footing the cost of councils to collect, sort and recycle waste packaging. Labour plotting blitz on boozers with Budget 'sin tax' raid on pubs as Wes Streeting threatens outdoor smoking ban 1
Times
12 hours ago
- Business
- Times
Pubs brew up a battle over plan to restrict alcohol advertising
Proposals for a ban on alcohol advertising are 'disproportionate, misguided and economically damaging' and will deter investment in the battered pub and beer industry, the sector's trade body has warned. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has cautioned that a ban on advertising alcohol, which is being considered by the government as part its ten-year plan for the NHS, would deter investment and growth 'and runs counter to the ambitions Labour has set for Britain'. In a letter to Wes Streeting, the health secretary, the BBPA said that while it supports efforts to improve public health, the government's proposals to restrict alcohol advertising, 'particularly those modelled on junk food marketing rules, are disproportionate, misguided and economically damaging'. • Government could ban alcohol adverts in ten-year plan for NHS Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the trade association, whose members brew more than 90 per cent of British beer and own over 20,000 pubs, said the proposals would 'push many businesses over the edge' in the sector, which has already been hit with soaring employment costs from October's budget as well as reductions in business rates relief and packaging reforms. Nearly 300 pubs closed in England and Wales in 2024, equivalent to six a week, according to BBPA data. 'The proposed advertising restrictions would not only add further cost and complexity but also undermine the sector's ability to responsibly promote its products,' the letter said. 'The vast majority of alcohol consumers drink in moderation, and there is scant evidence that advertising bans reduce harmful consumption.' The BBPA's letter was sent in response to numerous reports that proposals for an advertising ban are under consideration for publication next week as part of Streeting's pledge to shift the focus of the NHS 'from sickness to prevention' as part of efforts to improve care, cut waste and make the most of a £30 billion a year boost given to his department in this month's spending review. • Alcohol labels should warn of cancer risk, urge health groups Recent drafts of the ten-year plan are understood to have included plans for a Scottish-style minimum unit price, currently 65p, meaning a pint of beer cannot be sold for less than £1.50 or a bottle of vodka for less than £20. On Thursday the government ruled out an outright ban on alcohol advertising. The Department of Heath and Social Care said the proposed ten-year plan 'will not include a ban on alcohol advertising' but it is 'exploring options for partial restrictions to bring it closer in line with the advertising of unhealthy food'. Last year the government announced plans to ban TV adverts for junk food before 9pm in an attempt to tackle childhood obesity. The measures were set to be introduced in October but this has now been delayed until next year after ministers moved to amend the legislation to ensure brand-only advertising, which does not show specific HFSS products, which are classified as high in fat, salt or sugars, is not caught under the rules.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Fed up Labour voters warn against ‘Nanny State' as ad ban sparks freedom row
'Labour entered Government promising to stabilise business and unleash growth. Yet we are seeing the opposite', slam pub bosses NO TO NANNY Fed up Labour voters warn against 'Nanny State' as ad ban sparks freedom row Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) NANNYING ministers must stop snatching away public freedoms, Labour's own voters have insisted. More than half — some 53 per cent — told a survey that banning adverts for products such as booze or cigarettes sets a dangerous precedent. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up It comes as the Government is drawing up a partial ban on alcohol promotional material. Three-quarters of voters who chose Labour last year said they should be free to make their own lifestyle choices, the poll for the Adam Smith Institute think tank revealed. And 61 per cent of Labour voters agreed adults should be trusted to make their own decisions about smoking or nicotine use. Just 13 per cent said they should not. READ MORE ON THE NANNY STATE OAT OF ORDER Porridge branded 'junk food' under Government's latest nanny state crackdown Maxwell Marlow, Director of Public Affairs at the Adam Smith Institute, said: 'Time and again, voters have told politicians that they want to be left alone in the choices they make. 'And yet nanny state ideologues still railroad through changes that either don't work, or drive the sale of these goods into the hands of criminals. 'The state needs to step back, respect freedom of choice, and concentrate on the big issues the public really cares about.' Emma McClarkin, boss of the British Beer and Pub Association, has written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting about her 'extreme concern' over an advert ban's damage to the industry, which pays £17billion in tax. She said: 'Labour entered Government promising to stabilise business and unleash growth. 'Yet we are seeing the opposite: a relentless layering of regulation and financial burdens on a sector that is already one of the most tightly regulated and heavily taxed in the UK. 'This approach is actively disincentivising investment and growth and runs counter to the ambitions Labour has set for Britain.' The Twix ad BANNED from TV after being branded 'dangerous'
The Sun
a day ago
- Business
- The Sun
Fed up Labour voters warn against ‘Nanny State' as ad ban sparks freedom row
NANNYING ministers must stop snatching away public freedoms, Labour's own voters have insisted. More than half — some 53 per cent — told a survey that banning adverts for products such as booze or cigarettes sets a dangerous precedent. It comes as the Government is drawing up a partial ban on alcohol promotional material. Three-quarters of voters who chose Labour last year said they should be free to make their own lifestyle choices, the poll for the Adam Smith Institute think tank revealed. And 61 per cent of Labour voters agreed adults should be trusted to make their own decisions about smoking or nicotine use. Just 13 per cent said they should not. Maxwell Marlow, Director of Public Affairs at the Adam Smith Institute, said: 'Time and again, voters have told politicians that they want to be left alone in the choices they make. 'And yet nanny state ideologues still railroad through changes that either don't work, or drive the sale of these goods into the hands of criminals. 'The state needs to step back, respect freedom of choice, and concentrate on the big issues the public really cares about.' Emma McClarkin, boss of the British Beer and Pub Association, has written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting about her 'extreme concern' over an advert ban's damage to the industry, which pays £17billion in tax. She said: 'Labour entered Government promising to stabilise business and unleash growth. 'Yet we are seeing the opposite: a relentless layering of regulation and financial burdens on a sector that is already one of the most tightly regulated and heavily taxed in the UK. ' This approach is actively disincentivising investment and growth and runs counter to the ambitions Labour has set for Britain.' The Twix ad BANNED from TV after being branded 'dangerous' 1
