City offering 'cheapest pints' revealed after beer gets so expensive Brits 'ditch pub'

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READ MORE: Five scientific reasons beer is actually good for you Camra chair Nik Antona, right, said: “The news half of people think the average price of a pint is unaffordable is a cause for concern for the future of the great British pub.” The tab for a pint is up 70% since 2008 and will rise further as the cost of energy and wages is added to the effects of the war in Ukraine, which produces much of the malting barley used in our favourite beers.

Taxes on alcohol and VAT are also contributing to Britain’s pub crisis and led to calls for Government action to halt the decline.Camra wants an energy price cap for hospitality firms, lower VAT and alcohol tax and reductions on draught beer and cider to help compete against supermarket prices.Wrexham, with Britain’s cheapest beer averaging £2.09, is almost £4 cheaper than London at £5.93, research by MaxFreeBets.co.uk found.A Government spokesperson claimed they were doing all they could to help punters afford a pint at their local.“We want to ensure that no one is priced out of their pints," they said."This is why we are supporting pubs across the UK with 50% business rates relief, freezing alcohol duty rates on beer, cider, wine and spirits and increasing the employment allowance."This is in addition to the billions in grants and loans offered throughout the pandemic.”READ NEXT: Brits warned after clubbers drugged with date rape injections in Spanish party hotspots Beer-loving pony mayor banned from his favourite boozer by jobsworth council bosses Alcoholic transforms after going sober – but 'can't remember most of her life .