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<p>Several measures have been introduced across Government to support pubs, including
a freeze on beer duty announced at Budget 2018. This means that the price of a typical
pint of beer in 2019 will be 2p lower than it would have been had duty increased with
inflation and 14p lower than it otherwise would have been since ending the beer duty
escalator in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Many small pubs will benefit from the business rates
retail discount announced at Budget 2018, which cuts bills by one third from April
2019 for two years. It is available to pubs with a rateable value below £51,000 and
is worth almost £900 million to businesses over two years. The Government estimates
up to 75% of pubs in England could be eligible for the discount, subject to state
aid limits and eligibility for other reliefs.</p>
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