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1st rise in beer sales for 4 years following world cup

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Beer has seen the first like-for-like quarterly increase in sales for four years, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) – see press release . The BBPA collects data through a UK Quarterly Beer Barometer which found: Total [quarterly] beer sales up 2.9 per cent First like-for-like quarterly rise for four years Pub beer sales down 6.3 per cent on last year, but up on first quarter Supermarket and off-licence beer sales increase by 13.7 per cent The BBPA called for a freeze on beer tax to help support Britain’s pubs as the Treasury is currently conducting a review of alcohol taxation and pricing

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Police and licensing reform plans outlined by Home Office

Thursday, July 15, 2010

The Home Office Structural Reform Plan [pdf] was released this week, outlining the Coalition's plans to reform policing, licensing, civil liberties, counter-terrorism and immigration laws. The plan details its alcohol and licensing plans as: Overhaul alcohol licensing to give more power to police and local authorities to meet the concerns of local communities: Consult and develop proposals to overhaul the Licensing Act 2003 to strengthen local authority and police powers to remove licenses from, or refuse to grant licenses to, any premises that are causing problems Legislate through the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Develop options for alcohol taxation and pricing to ensure it tackles binge drinking, working with Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and HM Treasury Develop options to ban below-cost sale of alcohol, working with other government departments Introduce legislation if necessary The reform plan includes timescales and indicates the below cost ban will be agreed by November 2010, with alcohol taxation reformed for April 2011 and the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill passed by November 2011.

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