date:Nov 20, 2012
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Is it difficult to co-ordinate action when other drinks sectors such as wines and spirits are not included in the new taxes?
This measure stigmatises and focuses on beer. Wine and spirits will not face a tax increase. So obviously, and logically, this is the brewers battle to fight. However, this is a measure that will affect all brewers, big and small, French and foreign. It will also have a huge knock-on effect on the whole beer supply chain from the farmers growing the barley and hop