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Rishi Sunak heckled by angry publican over alcohol tax

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The prime minister was challenged about changes that will see alcohol duty rise overall.

Under the changes, duty will rise overall, particularly on wine and spirits, but fall on lower-alcohol drinks and most sparkling wine.

After heckling the prime minister, he told the Press Association that the "draught relief" was "smoke and mirrors" adding: "It's robbing Peter to pay Paul. So across the board, it's all going up.

 

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