Pints of beer in a pub costs three times that at home, research shows
A PINT in a pub is now three times more expensive than from a supermarket, research shows.
The average cost of one served over a bar is £3.88 — compared to just £1.38 if you were to buy an equivalent sized can in Sainsbury’s.
In the past decade, the cost in a boozer has gone up by almost 25 per cent from £3.10 in 2011. But punters can pick up a pack of four 568ml cans of Kronenbourg from a supermarket for just £5.50, working out at £1.38 a pint.
Morrisons sells four similar-sized cans of San Miguel for £6, at £1.50 a pint, and Tesco has a four pack of Stella Artois for £5.39, which is £1.35 a pint.
The Office for National Statistics figures were reported in the Morning Advertiser publication for the pub industry.
The trade has been calling for help as landlords struggle with rising costs.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak slashed booze taxes on pints of beer, prosecco, and fruit flavoured ciders earlier this week.
Thanks to Brexit, it was the biggest shake-up in alcohol duty in 140 years.
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Mr Sunak told MPs: “Today, we are taking advantage of leaving the EU to announce the most radical simplification of alcohol duties for over 140 years.”
A pint of Fosters will be 3p cheaper in your local boozer. But former model Jodie Kidd, who now owns a pub, had called for the taxes to be cut even further to help recover from the pandemic.
She said: “As a publican myself, I understand just how tough it has been for pubs across the UK over the past 18 months with revenues hit hard due to Covid.”
And she added: “It’s not just pubs at risk, it’s livelihoods, it’s our communities and the beating heart of our country.”