George Osborne

On Tuesday, George helped pour the first pint to launch a new beer, ‘Pennies from 11’, brewed locally in Tatton Brewery. The beer- which is being served across bars in Parliament as well as locally- has been brewed to commemorate the scrapping of the Beer Duty Escalator which George announced in the recent March Budget.  Under Labour’s plans beer duty would have risen by 3p a pint this year. Instead the Budget cancelled the 3p rise, but also introduced a further 1p cut - saving drinkers 4p a pint compared to Labour’s plans. George was joined by Head Brewer, Gregg Sawyer and colleague Colin Hurrell as well as fellow MP’s and members of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group. George commented: “I am delighted to help celebrate the launch of ‘Pennies from 11’. It is fantastic that this new local brew is being served across Cheshire and in Parliament to celebrate the scrapping of the damaging Beer Duty Escalator. People working hard up and down the country want to enjoy a pint at end of the day and this is one way we can make that a little bit more affordable and help families with the cost of living”.