The commerce organisation representing Britain’s wine and spirits industry has expressed dismay at the rise in the duty level on wines in this week’s Budget.
The duty rise would put further risks on an industry that already contributes almost £10bn to the UK economy. The British Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s (WSTA) director, Miles Beale, has called the decision to increase the wine duty rates “grossly unfair, unjustified and counterproductive” and a “hammer blow to the…
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