Labour have described the government’s alcohol duty shake-up as the “latest example of the government clobbering hard-working families.” As part of new rules effective from today, the amount of sales tax on alcoholic drinks will vary depending on the percentage of alcoholic content.
Shadow Justice Secretary, Steve Reed, says that he fears the changes will “push more good local businesses over the edge and force them to close.” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn