Hard–up Brits drink 45m fewer pints

A PINT in a pub with friends is getting more unaffordable due to “sharp rises” in tax and VAT.

By The Newsroom

Published 25th Oct 2011, 01:34 BST

The British Beer & Pub Association said pub beer sales fell by 4.3 per cent from July to September compared with last year – equivalent to 45 million fewer pints – while supermarket and off-licence sales were up.

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