Beer sales plunged in the UK during the Covid pandemic as people avoided pubs and drank wine and spirits at home ... sales in 2021 alone, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said.

However, duty on draught products – or pints pulled in pubs – will be cut by 1.7%, meaning “a penny off a pint in the pub”, she said. The latest hikes to duty on wine and spirits follow increases in ...