Pub closures are inreasing say BBPA - predicting 43,000 sector job losses over next 5 years. Britain's cash-strapped pubs groups, faced with the toughest trading conditions for years, look set to accelerate pub closures as the government turns the screws and presses ahead with planned tax rises.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said closures across the UK are running at 5 a day, up a third on last year, with close to 1,900 of the country's 57,000 pubs set to shut this year if the current rate continues.
The industry is angry with the government for pressing ahead with tax rises when it is facing the toughest trading conditions for years with pressure on household budgets, last year's smoking ban, cheap alcohol offers in supermarkets, and the miserable summer weather encouraging drinkers to stay at home.
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