Budget 2021: Booze avoids price hike ahead of 'Mad Monday' UK sesh
dailystar.co.ukDrinkers can look forward to a wild "Mad Monday" as booze tax hikes were scrapped in Wednesday's budget.Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the fuel duties would also stay the same from April.He told the House of Commons: "Let me now turn to duties: this is a tough time for hospitality so I can confirm that the planned increases in duties for spirits like scotch whisky, wine, cider and beer will all be cancelled."All alcohol duties for the second year in a row, only the third time in two decades."Right now to keep the cost of living low I'm not prepared to increase the cost of a tank of fuel, so the planned increase in fuel duty is also cancelled."Brits will now be set for cheaper pints and meals when lockdown is set to finally end this summer – as.
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