Beer Duty Escalator Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Beer Duty Escalator

Anne Marie Morris Excerpts
Tuesday 5th March 2013

(11 years, 8 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Anne Marie Morris Portrait Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot) (Con)
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I agree with my hon. Friend that in a rural community very small micro-breweries and pubs are very important. My constituents in Devon are great supporters of Teignworthy, Isca, Hunter’s and Red Rock. However, we need to look at something creative. Has my hon. Friend considered looking at the EU rules in this area? We all seem to be saying that pubs need our support and that if beer in pubs was taxed less than the beer in supermarkets or wholesale, the situation would improve. As I understand it, EU legislation does not prohibit that distinction, but it does not make provision—

Martin Caton Portrait Martin Caton (in the Chair)
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Order. That is very long for an intervention.