CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has just published the latest CGA CAMRA Pub Tracker statistics which show that 26 pubs a week closing in the UK between September 2012 and March 2013.
The statistics show that the rate of pub closures across the UK rose from 18 top 26 during the last 6 months up to March this year: clearly, the cut in beer duty and the scrapping of the beer duty escalator in this year’s budget could not have come at a more important time.
Mike Benner, Chief Executive at CAMRA, said
“We believe that the scrapping of the beer duty escalator and the extra 1p off beer duty announced in this year’s budget could mark a turning point for pubs. With a better deal on beer tax, the Government’s plans for pub company reform and the ‘List Your Local’ scheme, announced during CAMRA’s Community Pubs Month, we are hopeful that the fortunes of Britain’s pubs are set to change.”
“List Your Local” aims to protect 300+ valued community pubs
CAMRA’s List Your Local initiative aims to get 300 pubs around the UK listed as Assets of Community Value by the end of 2013. Doing this gives a community more power should the pub be put up for sale and stops a valued, profitable community pub being sold for short term financial gain by the pub’s owner (or Pub Company).
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