tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post7735287266421392066..comments2024-03-03T19:52:17.901+00:00Comments on ReARM ~ RedNev's Blog: The price ain't right!Neville Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-70838388027552890372016-01-23T18:31:47.356+00:002016-01-23T18:31:47.356+00:00Unfortunately, CAMRA’s current campaign for a 1p c...Unfortunately, CAMRA’s current campaign for a 1p cut in beer duty is completely irrelevant, given the news that three of the country’s largest brewing groups, Heineken, Molson Coors and Diageo, are set to raise beer process by 10p a pint.<br /><br />Much as I support a cut in beer duty, I am not going to waste time lobbying and writing letters, set against a background like this.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-50597132149887726782016-01-23T09:22:28.053+00:002016-01-23T09:22:28.053+00:00Is there any wonder that more and more people buy ...Is there any wonder that more and more people buy their beer in supermarkets. It's not that they are cheap, they sell it at the going rate, the problem as you have alluded to is the greed of, "Pub owners, breweries and pub companies", who with the help of previous Chancellors have priced many pub goers into the supermarket.David Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850704997797033266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-335299284032982532016-01-22T22:08:23.309+00:002016-01-22T22:08:23.309+00:00Where I live (in south Manchester) it's rare t...Where I live (in south Manchester) it's rare to see anything under £3 outside Wetherspoon's, and increasingly common to see prices above £4. There's obviously a lot of area-based segmentation of pricing going on. Aren't market forces grand?Philhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-77120892211486157212016-01-22T18:15:21.052+00:002016-01-22T18:15:21.052+00:00that is insane, especially as prices include VAT! ...that is insane, especially as prices include VAT! Over here listed beer prices do not include local sales tax, so a $5 16oz pint of Guinness ends up being $5.20 ish.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-49344077737224036852016-01-22T18:05:13.312+00:002016-01-22T18:05:13.312+00:00About four years ago I was charged £3.01 for a pin...About four years ago I was charged £3.01 for a pint in a pub, which is a price point that really should not exist!Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com