Small independent brewers have today called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to pay his £5 million ‘bar tab’ as businesses devastated by lockdown measures continue to struggle through the Covid crisis. Given the lack of Government support and expected new regional lockdown measures, brewers can no longer afford to pick up the Treasury’s tab. It’s estimated […]
“Pubs and small breweries are in a fragile state because of the Covid crisis and for many this sudden shut down in Scotland will be the final blow. A two week shut down will mean fresh cask beer will have to be destroyed in pub cellars, with pubs or small breweries footing the bill, and the […]
New tax rises set to be introduced by Government risks killing off independent local brewers– ‘small breweries relief’ set to be slashed News comes as craft beer industry reports sales are HALF of what they should be for this time of year Table-service only and 10pm curfew are hitting wet-led pubs and brewers New research […]
Responding to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Coronavirus financial support announcement today, James Calder, Chief Executive of the Society of Independent Brewers: “The Chancellor’s announcement that a new job support scheme for people in work will be introduced from November is welcome and will protect jobs, however it does not address the serious issues facing the brewing […]
Commenting on the restrictions announced last night James Calder, Chief Executive of SIBA said: “A new week and new rules for pubs who have diligently implemented guidance to make their venues COVID secure without receiving further financial support. After a month of being encouraged to support the hospitality trade the public is now being warned […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have responded to the Prime Minister’s announcement that further measures will be implemented from Monday to combat the spread of Covid-19 – by limiting groups to six people and making it mandatory for people to provide their details when visiting pubs to support NHS Test and Trace: “While it […]
A petition launched yesterday, which calls on the Government to reverse the proposed tax rise for small independent breweries, has received over 7,000 signatures in its first 24 hours. The Treasury announced changes to Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR), the progressive tax system that revolutionised UK brewing, which will reduce the 50% duty relief threshold from […]
An English Bitter from a brewery in Shrewsbury has beaten almost 500 different beers from across the UK to be named overall Gold at the inaugural SIBA Digital Beer Awards 2020. ‘Darwin’s Origin’ from Salopian Brewery is a copper coloured Bitter given an international twist with an eclectic mix of US, New Zealand and […]
There has been understandable anger and concern expressed by many small brewers and commentators following this week’s Treasury announcement that the threshold for reduction in Small Brewers Beer Duty Relief (SBR) will be reduced from 5000hl annual production to 2100hl from, it is understood, 2022. However, no details surrounding the rate of withdrawal of relief […]
Commenting on a Written Ministerial Statement and a conversation with the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury this afternoon on the SBR review, James Calder, SIBA Chief Executive said: “We are hugely disappointed that the Government has today decided to reduce the threshold at which Small Brewers Duty Relief starts to taper from 5000hl of annual production […]