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Originally Posted by cashman
I point the finger of blame at sucessive goverments fer punishing the majority with increases, whilst in my eyes proper punishment fer the dick head abusers whilst not entirely stopping the problem, would sure as hell reduce it.  |
I agree with your second point but to be brutally honest about tax increases, a few pence extra per pint year on year is nothing to what breweries charge the landlords of tied houses per barrel.
If all pubs could buy their beer at one price then the industry would be back on its feet in no time. A pub that is tied to a brewery must buy its beer from them at a massively inflated price compared with what landlords could pay from independent stockists. As an example, a 72 pint barrel of Fosters might cost around £120 from an independent outlet whereas a tied pub (one run by Scottish and Newcastle or Enterprise Inns, etc) would be forced to buy it from that specific brewery for about £240.
Benipete may be able to explain this better.