UK: Government eyes cider tax rise
By Chris Mercer | 4 March 2010
Cider makers in the UK are lobbying to avoid a tax rise amid speculation that ministers will single out the drink in the upcoming Budget.
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Cider makers in the UK are lobbying to avoid a tax rise amid speculation that ministers will single out the drink in the upcoming Budget.
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