[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Isn't the penny off a pint aimed at helping pubs not consumers? I mean the pubs aren't going to pass the saving on to the consumer and make a £3.30 pint or whatever £3.29 instead, it'll just mean an extra penny goes to the pub and not to the taxman

Think there was a penny off the price of a pint in the last budget as well, I'm all for anything that might help pubs stay in business

A penny a pint wont make a difference to a pubs profits in reality

I used to work in a busy bar, and even on great nights we sold probably about 500 pints or so. So..£5 extra profit. Great £35 extra a week. I know they say every little helps, but THAT little doesnt.

Best thing to get pubs back in business is let them have smoking rooms or something too. Gavs dads bar went under after the smoking ban as through the day his main customers were little old men who came out in taxis from their house round the corner.. for whiskeys and a smoke..who were too frail and ill really to stand outside every half hour for a puff