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Cost of a pint hits £10 in London for first time
Pubs and bars are charging more for rounds and non-alcoholic drinks as London’s drink prices rise during the bank holiday, the Telegraph reports.
- On Monday, London pint prices surpassed £10 for the first time, with Stanley's rooftop bar in Mayfair charging £11 for Moretti and £10 for Guinness.
- Guinness maker Diageo revealed draught prices would surge by 5.2 per cent in April, with pub owners telling the Morning Advertiser that suppliers seemed 'hell-bent on having the first £10 a pint beer.'
- While the UK average pint costs £4.52 according to the British Beer and Pub Association, pubs face extreme financial pressures from increased National Insurance contributions and business-rate changes.
- Ash Corbett-Collins, Camra's chairman, told The Telegraph that pubs and breweries should not be blamed for rising prices as industry experts warn the government must do more to keep venues affordable.
- Landlords welcomed the government's January U-turn on scaling back business-rate relief, though venues still demand further support on VAT and alcohol duties to sustain affordable pub-going.
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London’s £10 pints are just the beginning
Be afraid, be very afraid: the £10 pint has arrived in London. With the cost of beer creeping above £7 for some time, it was probably inevitable, but it is still jarring. It wasn’t so long ago that the average pint in the capital cost around £5. I’ve heard plenty of complaints about greedy landlords, [...]Read More...
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