Because pub closures have escalated in the past year. According to the British Beer and Pubs Association, 27 pubs a week closed in 2012 – seven times faster than the previous year and 14 times faster than 2005. This means that four pubs a day are closing.
The figures have been released a week before The Budget. The Government has run out of money, and the pub industry is anxious that the Government does not put up beer taxes. "Beer sales in pubs – the backbone of the trade – are n...
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