date:Nov 06, 2012
discussed is aiming to exempt small independent breweries from the tax rise.
There could also be an impact on British breweries that export across the English Channel.
Beer represents 10% of UK food and drink exports so it's clearly a key to economic recovery there, according to Mr Spillane.
British companies export 28 million pints of beer to France every year and we need to keep the industry alive.
The number of Brits making the trip to Paris could also fall, he warns.
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