Yippee! As if any landlord would implement this! In reality it'll soon go up by 20 or 30p, courtesy of Rachel From Accounts.

Does that mean that if I drink roughly 400 of em I’ll effectively get a free pint?

Jimmymaccer wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:52 pm

Does that mean that if I drink roughly 400 of em I’ll effectively get a free pint?

Yeah, but you won't remember it.

Turf will soon be running a buy 600 get one free offer

Used to be 1/6d a pint then when we went decimal put it up to 8p. Hole in Wall Foulridge.

Jimmymaccer wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:52 pm

Does that mean that if I drink roughly 400 of em I’ll effectively get a free pint?

400? More like 650 where I live.

Beer duty reduced by 1p. All brewers other costs continuing to rise and the likely impact for pubs will be the cost of the beer to buy in for them has likely gone up by around 10p a pint from 1st feb.

Realistically you are going to see the average cost of a pint go up a pretty decent amount by April (when the NI changes hit) if not before. Generally this won’t be pubs being greedy, in fact, my instinct is you will see substantially more pub closes this year. And ultimately that means less businesses employing people and contributing tax to the government.

Claretmisterg wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:19 pm

Used to be 1/6d a pint then when we went decimal put it up to 8p. Hole in Wall Foulridge.

Top quality nursing of a grudge. Keep it up.

Rowls wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2025 8:30 am

Top quality nursing of a grudge. Keep it up.

7.5p to 8p. Disgraceful.

Governments from way back have seen beer duty as a cash cow and added pennies to pints. People grumble but still pay however, this Chancellor has possibly "broke the landlords back" and we will indeed see many more pubs close as a result of the NI increases and minimum wage rises. I'm sorry dear Rachel but you can't tax discretionary items because people will eventually change their buying habits and you will end up with less tax.

1p off duty but most water companies putting up their rates by 25%+

Something tells me we’ll be seeing less breweries soon enough.

The way she announced it as if it would make a blind bit of difference just shows how far removed politicians of both colours these days are removed from the average person in this country.

Not going to help pubs much to be honest. They’ve had a real struggle for years now. The young uns just don’t go on a weekend like we used to. Sad.

On average 34 pubs a month have closed since 2020.

Lots of different reasons for closing, a few pence increase on pints is not really one of them.

I only just realisedto today that my car tax will be increasing by £65 a year from April! The robbing cow. . .

Rachel From Accounts completely out of her depth. What chancellor worth their salt would instruct the Bank of England to put climate change on the same level as economic growth. It’s absolute madness. I really hope Labour prove my fears to be wrong but I’m not holding my breath.

Darthlaw wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2025 9:07 am

1p off duty but most water companies putting up their rates by 25%+

Something tells me we’ll be seeing less breweries soon enough.

No bigger bandits than the water companies.

Now the gravy train has ended and the whole groaning infrastructure needs attention, they get the customers to pay for it.

April onwards is gonna be interesting for the economy as impossible not to face even “ small “ ( possible quite steep) price rises . Utility bills are horrific . To sacrifice so much at the “green altar” is one hell of a gamble growth wise . Though time will tell , in the meantime let’s enjoy our £5.99 pints…

Showing my age now but can remember when I first started drinking, around mid 70s, getting a pint of lager and lime (disgusting stuff but just a daft teenager back then) and paying 25p a pint for it in the Swiss Corner, and that was one of the more expensive places to drink.

AmbleClaret wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2025 10:32 am

The way she announced it as if it would make a blind bit of difference just shows how far removed politicians of both colours these days are removed from the average person in this country.

Surely not. Sir Keir is a man of the people.
His dad was a toolmaker you know

Jimmymaccer wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:52 pm

Does that mean that if I drink roughly 400 of em I’ll effectively get a free pint?