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The graphic shows UK duty increases on 1 Aug 2023
The latest HMRC alcohol duty receipts data was released today. Between Sept ‘23 & Aug ‘24, year-on-year receipts were:
◦£1.3bn lower overall
◦Wine: £238m lower
◦Spirits: £757m lower
◦Beer: £320m lower
◦Cider: £24m lower
A huge thank you to everyone who voted for Taurus Wines in the @muddystiletto awards! It was a pleasure to catch up with fellow winners @cranleigharts @denbiesvineyard today. Cheers 🥂
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We were delighted to collect our @muddystiletto Award earlier today and thank you to @denbiesvineyard for the fantastic venue & refreshments. It was great to meet with our fellow winners, two being very local to us @tauruswines and Somersbury Barn 😀
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Sunak and his ‘now the UK is an independent nation…’ claptrap:
The UK trousered almost twice as much in wine duty in 2021 than all the countries in the EU put together.
And now he’s put UK duty up 20% for most wines. – at La Sauve, France
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What you are actually bringing in is one of the biggest increases in alcohol duty in almost 50 years @RishiSunak
This is not protecting prices for consumers it's piling huge duty increases which will push up prices and damage #wine & #spirit businesses, and hospitality 😠
I want to protect the price of your pint at the pub.
And now the UK has left the EU, we can do just that.
So we’re bringing in one of the biggest shake ups to the alcohol duty system in the last 140 years.
The plan 🧵👇
ALT Graphic reads: Brexit guarantee to back British pubs. Protecting pubs at the heart of British communities. Tax paid on pints in the pub now cheaper than the supermarket. Lower prices in shops for UK favourites like Irish cream, pre-mixed gin & tonic and prosecco. New tax relief for small producers to help grow their business.
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All of these things could be done while the UK was a member of the EU. Minimum allowed duty on beer in the EU is less than 10% of what is charged in the UK.
taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation-1/exc…
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Just to avoid confusion, those portly, middle-aged men you see around London are not part of #BarbieTheMovie marketing.
They are called "wine merchants" and have been wearing pink trousers for many years.
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Here’s one example. 🍷 – at La Sauve, France
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I was nervous at first, but what a generous panel host SW Williams was to me, @pamlecky @kateellisauthor and @D_GordonSmith at @CrimeFest earlier. Loved discussing how and why we set our historical novels when we do… and why fabrics and martinis are important too! #crimefest
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Here's what today's Budget means for the drinks industry, courtesy of @wstauk. This is what we're dealing with from August 1. You know, on top of all the other stuff.
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💚COVER REVEAL💚 Check out the cover for the latest in my Cressida Fawcett Mysteries series! Doesn't Cressida look swish? Death in the Highlands is out in June - why not pre-order it now? geni.us/B0BWYKCZWGcover
We're thrilled to share that Cressida Fawcett is back in another totally gripping and unputdownable cozy mystery! Death in the Highlands by @SocialWhirlGirl is out June 22nd and available to pre-order today!
Find out more here: geni.us/B0BWYKCZWGcover
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Tonight hear the next episode of #FightLikeAGirl from 6.30pm @BBCCornwall/@BBCSounds
Crime writer Fliss Chester chats about her new book Death by a Cornish Cove from 7.30pm
And we play what you’ve been making on Upload @BBCUpload
Hope you can join me 6-10pm @BBCCornwall
Mrs Taurus Wines has another book coming out… watch the jazzy promotional video for details!
To celebrate the launch of my next Cressida Fawcett Mystery - Death by a Cornish Cove - in two weeks' time, my multi-talented and all round Good Egg friend @TEKinsey has made me this utterly fabulous video!
geni.us/B0BFFZ5TS9cover Pre-order now - it's just £1.99!
Thanks to both @martinbamford @LAMTownsend for all the effort they are putting in to get this resolved. @thameswater’s response has been pathetic. The damage they are doing to the local economy through constant road closures is unbelievable.
This flood on Elmbridge Road, Cranleigh has been in place for several months, despite constant reports to @SurreyCouncil. It's right outside Ringo Starr's former home. Contractors arrived Friday, closed the road for a couple of hours to pump it away. Flood returned that night.
We find ourselves drooling over @spiralcellars new brochure. They continue to innovate with their #UnspiralCellar, demonstrating yet again that when it comes to bespoke wine storage, ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ online.fliphtml5.com/dpkop/i…
Great to be interviewed by @HarpersWine - click to see full article below
Looking Back, Forging Ahead Q&A: Rupert Pritchett, Taurus Wines - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory… @tauruswines
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Yesterday I heard from my publisher @bookouture that over 5million pages of my books had been read on Kindle Unlimited… FIVE MILLION!
Am a bit gobsmacked tbh 🤣
Jane Macquitty approved! This Petali Assyrtiko featured in her round up of the ‘50 Best Winter Whites’ in @thetimes today. See our expanding Greek range here: tauruswines.co.uk/pages/sear…
We’re turning ‘Black Friday’ orange this year in support of local charity @D_Challengers by donating 10% of ALL online sales this Friday 25th November tauruswines.co.uk/products/0…
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We are utterly delighted to reveal the cover for Death by a Cornish Cove: An utterly gripping 1920s cozy murder mystery (A Cressida Fawcett Mystery Book 2) by @SocialWhirlGirl! Out February 9th.
Pre order: ow.ly/wETv50KR9M6
