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The average price of a pint of draught lager in the UK was £4.47 in September, according to the Office for National Statistics, but the British Beer and Pub Association recently revealed that landlords make 12p profit per pint.

The average price of a pint of draught lager in the UK was £4.47 in September, according to the Office for National Statistics, but the British Beer and Pub Association recently revealed that landlords make 12p profit per pint.

On alcohol duties, she said that, from February 2025, there would be a 1.7% reduction in draught beer duty, to shave "a penny off a pint in the pub".

Defending the rise, the chancellor said "two-thirds of alcoholic drinks sold in pubs are served on draught".

Tax on non-draught alcoholic drinks will increase by the higher RPI measure of inflation, but tax on draught drinks will be cut by 1.7%.