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DUTY on pub drinks will be up to 11p lower than at UK supermarkets.
The changes would help pubs compete on equal terms, explained Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
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tensive to ship oil and gas from abroad, he said.
The government was taking steps to slow the rapid decline in domestic production of oil and gas, securing the UK’s domestic energy supply and reducing reliance on hostile states.
“We have all witnessed how Putin has manipulated and weaponised energy, disrupting supply and stalling growth in countries around the world,” Sunak pointed out.
“British pubs are the beating heart of our communities and as they face rising costs, we’re doing all we can to help them,” Hunt said. “Through our Brexit Pubs Guarantee, we’re protecting the price of a pint.”
Taxing drinks by strength for the first time reflected the popularity of low alcohol drinks, the Chancellor added.
Small Producer Relief would also help small businesses and startups create new drinks, innovate and grow, he said.
Go like the wind
IBERDROLA’S US subsidiary, Avangrid, has completed construction of an electricity substation off the Massachusetts coast.
Iberdrola has, through Avangrid, a 50 per cent stake in the €2.5 billion Vineyard Wind undertaking, together with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
when the UK reached net zero in 2050. More licences were compatible with net zero commitments, the prime minister insisted. Bearing in mind the anticipated partreliance on fossil fuels for years to come, it was more carbonin
Penalty imposed
TELEFONICA must pay €5 million for breaching its €725 million contract with DTS on acquiring the digital channel in 2015.
At the time, Spain’s National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) required Telefonica to make concessions preserving market competition by maintaining DTS’s existing contracts.
Telefonica was also obliged to make available wholesale offers of premium channels with access to major sporting events to other television operators.
Despite this proviso, Telefonica reached an agreement giving sports streaming service DAZN exclusive rights to broadcast the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Formula 1 seasons. The deal also allowed Telefonica to access all DAZN content.
This fine is the latest from the merger, including a €6 million CNMC sanction last March for preventing client transfers.
As well as easing the need for higheremission imports, granting further licences would protect more than 200,000 jobs, and expand the UK economy, Sunak added. It would also provide the next generation of skilled apprentices.
