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<p>HM Treasury keeps all taxes under review whilst preparing for fiscal events.</p><p>
</p><p>A preferential rate of duty for draught beer would result in significant pressure
on the public finances, entailing cuts in funding for public services or increased
borrowing.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to support the beer industry, as can be seen
through our action to freeze beer duty at Autumn Budget 2018, for the second successive
year. This freeze has meant the typical pint of beer in 2019 will be 2p lower than
it would have been had duty increased with inflation.</p>
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