E-Petition in the News
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Thursday 1st November: Live Parliamentary Debate
Posted on October 30, 2012 by Site Admin in E-Petition in the News, News________________________________________________________ Review of the debate tabled in response to 100,000 signatures on the e-petition calling for an end to the beer duty escalator. Thank you to everyone watching the debate and for all the fantastic activity and discussion on twitter #saveyourpint. We are delighted the motion has been passed and not a single MP spoke [...]
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Carlsberg raises a glass to petition
Posted on July 27, 2012 by Herald&Post in E-Petition in the NewsNorthampton-based Carlsberg UK has thrown its support behind the industry-wide ‘Save Your Pint’ campaign which aims to put an end to the beer duty escalator which was introduced by the last government in 2008. The campaign’s petition, which it is hoped will secure 100,000 signatures, aims to bring about a high profile Parliamentary debate to [...]
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DAILY STAR: BATTLE OF THE BOOZE
Posted on July 23, 2012 by ccain in E-Petition in the NewsA CAMPAIGN has been launched to help Brit pubs struggling to pay around £66,500 a year in beer taxes. The British Beer and Pub Association and the Campaign for Real Ale say the average bill has risen by £18,000, up 38%, since the Government’s beer duty escalator was launched in March 2008. An e-petition calling [...]
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Swindon petition against alcohol duty signed by thousands
Posted on July 12, 2012 by This Is Wiltshire in E-Petition in the NewsAN E-PETITION against alcohol duty backed by the Swindon Campaign for Real Ale branch has attracted 64,000 signatures. Every year the tax escalator increases the tax on beer by two per cent above the rate of inflation. The petition is calling for the escalator to be moved at the next budget to help pubs. It [...]
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Get off the escalator, Ms Smith
Posted on July 12, 2012 by Roger Protz in E-Petition in the NewsOpen Letter to Chloe Smith MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury. Dear Chloe Smith, How many more pubs do you want to see close? I was prompted to ask the question following your intervention in a debate in parliament this month when MPs representing constituencies with breweries raised their concerns about high levels of beer [...]
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CRAZY BEER TAX HAS US STAGGERING
Posted on July 2, 2012 by Marc Walker, Daily Star in E-Petition in the NewsSKINT Brits pay more beer tax than most countries in Europe. A whopping 55p is levied on every pint, higher than any other EU nation except Finland. Other Euro countries charge a fraction of that, with Spaniards paying a paltry 5p on a pint, Italians 14p, Germans 5p and Ukrainians 4p. A fresh bid to [...]
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Glasses at the ready for the Bromsgrove Beer Festival
Posted on June 29, 2012 by Tristan Harris, Bromsgrove Standard in E-Petition in the NewsBROMSGROVE Beer Festival gets underway for CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) tomorrow (Thursday). The event, organised by the Redditch and Bromsgrove branch of CAMRA takes place at Bromsgrove Rugby Club. On Friday (June 29), the event opens to the public from 5pm to 11pm and it continues between 11am and 9pm on Saturday, June 30. [...]
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England fans lose on beers
Posted on June 20, 2012 by ADRIAN SHERRATT, The Sun in E-Petition in the NewsENGLAND fans will be the biggest losers during Euro 2012 — because we pay the highest beer tax. Footie lovers cheering on our team in the pub will fork out 55p a pint in duty — 14 TIMES more than the 4p they pay in host nation Ukraine. We’ve soared to the top of the table because [...]
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Shepherd Neame launches tax campaign
Posted on June 1, 2012 by Business Editor Trevor Sturgess, Kent Business in E-Petition in the NewsShepherd Neame is urging citizens to sign a petition calling on the Government to halt swingeing increases in beer taxes that threaten jobs, many for young people. The UK’s oldest brewer, based in Faversham, says a 42% hike has hit an industry employing one in 12 18-24 years olds and could hire many more. The [...]
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BLOG WATCH: Real Ale Up North’s Beer Blog
Posted on June 1, 2012 by ccain in E-Petition in the NewsWE MUST FORCE THE GOVERNMENT TO DEBATE BEER DUTY ! As we have all witnessed recently, the Government have done a U turn on the proposed ‘Pasty Tax’. We knew it was an ill conceived proposal at the outset, and thankfully they have now seen sense and cancelled it! However, there is one tax increase [...]
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