• Beer duty in the UK remains among the highest in Europe, despite a period of freezes and reductions successfully achieved over the last decade    

• Reform of the wider alcohol duty regime to better incentivise consumption of lower strength beverages and support pubs  

• Small brewer relief, to become small producer relief, that provides addition discounts for small brewers 

• We work closely with HMRC on modernisation of the duty regime and mitigating fraud risks  

• We advocate for a fairer business rates regime and reforms to reduce the disproportionate burden faced by pubs and avoid continued increases more broadly on our sector 

• We work collaboratively across the sector and with the Valuation Office Agency to support a fair assessment of pub rateable values  

We lobby for lower VAT for the hospitality sector to provide equity with the retail sector and support the UK’s tourism offer.  

The BBPA is responsible for managing the Brewing sector Climate Change Agreement which provides for a significant discount on the Climate Change Levy in return for meeting emissions reduction targets