Drinks giant makes last-ditch plea for Rachel Reeves to slash alcohol tax in Budget — or risk 9,000 pubs closing

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DRINKS giant Diageo has made a last-ditch plea for Rachel Reeves to slash alcohol tax in tomorrow’s Budget — or risk 9,000 pubs closing.

It has joined other industry leaders in urging the Chancellor to reverse the 10.1 per cent hike added to spirits by the last Government.

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One in five publicans and bar owners — about 9,000 pubs — are unsure whether they will be open in a year’s time

Nuno Teles, managing director of Diageo GB, even called on her to follow Tom Cruise’s lead.

He said:…

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