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The Budget

The 2024 Budget

CAMRA had two main priorities for the new Chancellor’s first Budget, and we saw action taken on both that will help to support pubs, social clubs, brewers, cider makers and consumers.

We called for the Chancellor to increase the difference between the tax paid on pints in pubs compared to supermarket alcohol and although this change isn't as large as we'd asked for, even a small cut is good news as it shows the Government recognises the value of this new tax system that CAMRA's campaigning won in 2023. We also asked the Government to stick by their manifesto commitment to reform the unfair Business Rates system, and a new, permanently lower rate for hospitality businesses was announced.

What else was announced?
  • The Chancellor also announced a review to help independent breweries get their beers behind the bar. This is great news, which we hope will lead to much wider consumer choice, help licensees buy in the products they know their customers want, and support small breweries with additional sales.
  • There are also significant issues that weren't mentioned at the Budget, such as VAT rates for hospitality, and the lack of fair energy contracts available for pubs and brewers. Increases in employment costs will also impact the trade.
  • CAMRA continue our campaigning to make sure pubs, consumers and breweries get a fairer deal on tax and financial issues.
How does CAMRA campaign?

CAMRA’s campaigning is powered by our 145,000 members and our 200+ branches, but anyone can get involved by using our online campaigning tools. Almost 5,000 emails calling for change were sent during our last Budget campaign, and 95% of MPs received at least one email about CAMRA's campaigning in the run up to the Budget.

We also joined forces with industry leaders the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) to send groundbreaking new economic modelling directly to the Treasury, showing the transformation a UK wide cut in duty charged on beer and cider served in pubs could bring.

We took the campaign to the heart of Parliament, holding our most successful drop-in event yet, where MPs queued up to talk to the team about how they could support pubs, pints and people.

CAMRA’s campaigning

Use the links below to explore more on the issues we’re the campaigning for at Budget, and read about the vital change we’d like to see made to the new beer tax system.

Our members can also go to the Campaigns Hub and find additional resources, including Campaign Packs on energy bills and business rates.

Budget campaigning resources CAMRA's beer tax campaign CAMRAs policy submissions to government
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