Absolutely. That is as true in our towns as it is in our villages. About 80% of pubs are community or rural pubs. They bring not just jobs, but a community focus, often in areas of the country where other traditional providers of jobs and community coming-togetherness might have been lost.
Taxation: Beer and Pubs
Proceeding contribution from
Mike Wood
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 31 October 2017.
It occurred during Debate on Taxation: Beer and Pubs.
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