The price of a pint will not be rising this year, in welcome news for pubs and punters nationwide. For just the third time in the past two decades, booze duties have been frozen.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has used his Budget to freeze the alcohol duties for a second year running, confirming days of rumours.
He told MPs the freeze would save consumers £17billion over the coming years. He had put increases on beers, wines, and spririts like whisky on ice in last year's plan too, as the coronavirus crisis began to wreak havoc on the economy.
The pandemic has brought a series of crippling lockdowns and heavy restrictions on Britain's boozers, as well as its nightclubs and restaurants.
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