Pubs and breweries face having to pay £1000s more in business rates next year due to changes announced in the recent Budget. This is the last thing our locals need.

Whilst the Budget promised permanently lower business rates for pubs, the reality is very different. Because the 40% discount on business rates bills is ending at the same time as a business rates revaluation, pubs face paying more from April 2026. This really is make-or-break for thousands of pubs in communities across England. Please take a minute to use our template email tool below to contact your MP and ask for a rethink.

We need MPs and the Government to understand just how angry consumers, licensees and brewers are at the prospect of businesses having to pay bigger business rates bills on top of all the other increased costs like energy bills, Employer National Insurance and alcohol duties. Please email your MP to make sure they get the message loud and clear, and put pressure on the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Government to look again at this.

Without any changes from the Government we risk thousands of more pubs being forced to close their doors for good. Please take a minute to send a quick email to your local MP . It really does make all the difference to our campaigning.

Thank you for your help. Best wishes,

Gordon (Ipswich and East Suffolk CAMRA Branch Chairman)

Ash Corbett-Collins CAMRA Chairman

P.S. Having as many people as possible emailing their local MP really does ramp up the pressure on the Government to think again, so I need your support now more than ever.

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