Cheers! Penny off a pint of beer

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File photo dated 01/12/06 of a man drinking a beer. George Osborne will make a pitch to ordinary working people today when he delivers his penultimate Budget before the general election. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday March 19, 2014. See PA BUDGET stories. Photo credit should read: Johnny Green/PA Wire
File photo dated 01/12/06 of a man drinking a beer. George Osborne will make a pitch to ordinary working people today when he delivers his penultimate Budget before the general election. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday March 19, 2014. See PA BUDGET stories. Photo credit should read: Johnny Green/PA Wire

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%The Chancellor was said to be the toast of brewers, pubs and drinkers after announcing a 1p cut in the price of a pint for the second year running.

The industry said the move will protect 7,000 jobs, mainly of younger people working in pubs and bars.

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