High taxes and cheap supermarket prices for alcohol have led to an increase in the rate at which pubs are closing, say a leading campaign group.
Ian Saunders, Wales director of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra), said people were buying alcohol from supermarkets and staying at home.
He said tax was also a problem, comprising two-thirds of a pint’s cost.
Camra said in a new report that 18 pubs a week were closing in the UK, up from 12 last year.
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