
ROYAL CHALLENGES CHANCELLOR TO DROP THE DUTY
Richard Royal has written to Chancellor George Osborne requesting a cut in alcohol duty at the forthcoming budget. The Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Hartlepool has challenged the Chancellor to make a 2% cut to help boost the local leisure and hospitality industry as well as brewers such as Cameron’s. Within and around Hartlepool this sector is of major importance, employing a large number of people and providing many flexible jobs for young people such as students.