U.K. pub chains climb after Sunak announces cuts in beer and sparkling wine taxes
U.K. pub operators advanced on Wednesday as Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an overhaul of alcohol taxation that will cut the levies on rose, sparkling wine, beer and cider. J.D. Wetherspoon climbed 5%, and Mitchells & Butler and Marston's also gained ground.
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