It’s silly season, and Westminster has wasted no time in making a fool of itself

Rishi Sunak can pour himself a decent pint, writes Tom Peck, but is anyone drinking his economic Kool-Aid?

The Independent

UK government's alcohol duty changes spark backlash from pubs and Scotch whisky industry.

Cuts to beer and cider duty are seen as "naïve" by pubs.
Scotch whisky industry slams 10.1% duty increase as "hammer blow".
Fears that it will put whisky beyond the financial reach of consumers and undermine distillers' capacity to invest.
#Brexit #ScotchWhisky
#alcoholduty #taxhike
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23696336.scottish-fears-shocking-sunak-policy-justified/

Scottish fears over 'shocking' Sunak policy are justified

Changes to alcohol duty system branded 'fanciful' by Scottish pubs

HeraldScotland
Twitter adds 'context', i.e., fact-checking, to a tweet by #RishiSunak in which the failing prime minister of England claims differential #AlcoholDuty as a benefit of #Brexit. Really.

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RT @AlcoholChangeUK
We welcome the Government keeping #alcoholduty in line with inflation from August 2023.

Despite lobbying from private interests, the Government and @Jeremy_Hunt have put the public finances and the public’s health first.

Find out more: http://ow.ly/ZONT50Nj9xx

@UK_AHA #NHS
https://twitter.com/AlcoholChangeUK/status/1636022395914842112

Alcohol duty announcement welcomed | Alcohol Change UK

Alcohol Change UK warmly welcomes measures announced in today's budget statement by Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the rise in alcohol duty.

Alcohol Change UK