The escalator puts up the tax on a pint by 2% above inflation every year, which has contributed to a 42% tax hike since 2008.
Camra representatives working at the event will be wearing t-shirts bringing the campaign to everyone’s attention.
“Pushing the message about tax and beer is certainly something we will continue to drive,” said James Coyle, director of marketing & take home for Marston’s Beer and Pub Company. “This event is a great place where we can obviously try to add to the 70,000 thousand names that are already on the petition.”
The festival opens to the public at 5pm this afternoon and then opens every day until the last day, Sunday.
Records are set to topple as ex-world darts champions Eric Bristow and Keith Deller bid to beat the fastest 301 ever.
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