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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 19 Mar 2014

    Duty cut by 1p on beer & frozen on whisky & cider; automatic escalation of UK alcohol prices scrapped http://bbc.in/OBnRUX  #Budget2014

    6:18 AM - 19 Mar 2014
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    • Natalie Malcolm Colthart fawzia akbari Rukundo Jean Pierre Anita Jordan Bull Jesse Babbra Nigel Corbett Wandari D.Rosidayati
    18 replies 237 retweets 75 likes
      1. Simon Redmond‏ @SiRedmond 19 Mar 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking wwwhhhoooo

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      1. Alan Davis‏ @f5f5f5 19 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Trying to placate Farage. That 1p cut on beer will save him approx 1p every time he does an interview.

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      1. LeonC #PCPEU #GTTO  🇪🇺‏ @LeonC1963 19 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @RoyLilley Wow a free pint each year!

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      1. Keshia-Jay‏ @Keshia_Jay 19 Mar 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Duty cut by 1p on beer & frozen on whisky & cider; automatic escalation of UK alcohol prices scrapped. #Budget2014” result.💃🍻

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      1. Emma‏ @Alouema2 19 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking so we can drown.our sorrows lol

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      1. CL Apps‏ @cl_apps_ 19 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking means my Jack Daniels is safe for another year

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      1. Maurice Dickson  🇬🇧‏ @ulstershaker 19 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Should have been 20p off all #Cask ales brewed in the UK. Keep our pubs and brewing industry alive...

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      1. CupOfTea‏ @Nick_allen 19 Mar 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Duty cut by 1p on beer & frozen on whisky & cider; automatic escalation of UK alcohol prices scrapped.#" time to move back!

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      1. Spofforth Cricket‏ @Spofforth_CC 19 Mar 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Duty cut by 1p on beer & frozen on whisky & cider; automatic escalation of UK alcohol prices scrapped. #whoopee

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      1. Ludmilla Rowinsky‏ @veselkainexile 19 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Because a drunken population is easier to control, maybe?

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      1. chris wynne‏ @Chrlswynne 19 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking penny a pint?pic.twitter.com/2YtdhBkRTh

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      1. Dan Morris‏ @DanMorris5 19 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews sooooo...buy about 300 get one free. 🍻

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      1. Jake‏ @Jake_witter_ 19 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @JackYork17 get the jack and cokes in!

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      1. bachulus‏ @bachulus 19 Mar 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews torys to start wearing kilts-how many of the ancestors were involved in highland clearances

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