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Your postwork pint is under threat. If
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you thought that eight pounds for a pint
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was bad, the London pub industry is
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warning that prices are about to climb
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even higher. And they say that the
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government is to blame. Here's the
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reality. The UK tax regime is squeezing
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pubs to the breaking point. Between
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skyrocketing business rates and some of
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the highest alcohol duties in Europe,
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landlords are saying they have no choice
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but to pass the cost on directly to
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customers just to keep the lights on.
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And we're not just talking about fancy
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craft beer bars or expensive London
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boozers. It's hitting your local pub,
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too. Thousands of pubs are already
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closing their doors across the country,
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and the industry is calling this attack
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on socializing that is gutting the
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British high street. So, at what price
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do you finally stop tapping your card?
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Is £8 the limit, or are you already
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staying at home? Let us know in the
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comments below if The Great British Pub
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is becoming a luxury that we just can't
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afford anymore. Follow cityam for more
