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change in his budget. the current alcohol duty system will be overhauled meaning drinks with a lower alcohol percentage will be cheaper. labour accused rishi sunak of living in a parallel universe cutting taxes for bankers while ordinary people struggled to get by. so, madam deputy speaker, at least the bankers on short haulflights, sipping champagne, will be cheering this budget today. jeering. we ve been talking to lots of people and loads of small businesses here in bristol to see what they think today s announcements will mean for them. in other news: a serving metropolitan police officer has been charged with rape. pc adam zaman, who s 28, is a member of the east area command unit.
that s because we can create a more coherent, more british system for alcohol taxation. i think it is welcome, the eu rules are very lovely and confusing, meaning you can t have a system which basically taxes alcohol on about the same amount per unit. given that it s alcohol that causes both the fun and public health harm, it makes sense to have that more rational system though that is potentially being texas will be going up for certain kinds of spirits and whiskeys, and the spirit associations are not looking very happy this evening. still on the drink, moving to the metro. ~ .,, ., , still on the drink, moving to the metr0 - it - still on the drink, moving to the i metro. . . it shows metro. metaphorically. it shows the chancellor metro. metaphorically. it shows the chancellor and metro. metaphorically. it shows the chancellor and prime - metro. metaphorically. it showsj the chancellor and prime minister with different expressions there on the front page of the metro, pourin
beauty on alcohol the way it works if he s going to move to a system where the stronger the alcohol the more beauty you are going to pay. some drinks will be cheaper and offer it ? others more expensive it is what richie sunak had to say earlier. . ., , , ., earlier. the increase in duty on s - irits earlier. the increase in duty on spirits like earlier. the increase in duty on spirits like whiskey, earlier. the increase in duty on spirits like whiskey, wine, - earlier. the increase in duty on | spirits like whiskey, wine, cider and beer live all from midnight tonight be canceled. that s a tax cut at worth £3 million. 0ur reforms make the alcohol duty system simpler, fairer, and healthier. chief executive of the lane and spirit trade association said he was generally happy with the chancellor s announcements. brute generally happy with the chancellor s announcements. we were ho - in: chancellor s announcements. we were hoinu the chancellor s announcements. we were hoping the chanc