Ka taƙaita labarin:  Giyar Biritaniya tana kara rauni, tare da shahararrun lagers kamar Stella Artois da Budweiser suna rage yawan barasa. Giyar Biritaniya tana taɓarɓarewa saboda ƙaruwar shaharar giya mai ƙarancin ƙarfi da ƙarin masu shan giya masu kula da lafiya. Duk da sunan Burtaniya a matsayin kasar da ke jin daɗin pint, an cinye raka'a biliyan biyu na giya a cikin shekaru biyu da suka gabata, a cewar alkaluman hukuma. Rahoton Ma'aikatar Kiwon Lafiya ya ce, raguwar ya faru ne saboda yawan giya da ake sha ya ragu daga kashi 4.42 zuwa kashi 4.14 cikin ɗari a cikin shekaru biyu. Jaridar Sunday Telegraph ta ba da rahoto cewa masu shan giya da suke damuwa da lafiyar jikinsu suna da hannu a wannan, da ƙaruwa a zaɓan giya da ba ta da ƙarfi. Masu shayarwa kuma suna amsawa ga ƙananan haraji da aka sanya a kan giya tare da kashi 2.8 cikin dari ko ƙasa da barasa. Canjin da aka yi a haraji ya biyo bayan wasu masu shayarwa da suka raunana samfurorin su, ciki har da Skol lager na Carlsberg ya sauka daga kashi uku zuwa 2.8 bisa dari. Stronger lagers, kamar Becks, Stella Artois da Budweiser, sun kuma rage yawan barasa daga kashi 5 zuwa 4.8 cikin dari, yayin da John Smith's Extra Smooth bitter ya sauka daga 3.8 zuwa 3.6 cikin dari. Ƙananan ƙarfin lagers da aka gabatar a cikin 'yan shekarun nan sun haɗa da haɗin giya-citrus kamar Carling Zest (2.8 bisa dari), Carlsberg Citrus (2.8 bisa dari) da Foster's Radler (biyu bisa dari). Brigid Simmons, babban darektan British Beer and Pub Association ya ce: 'Masu shayarwa na Burtaniya sun amsa bukatar masu amfani da giya mai yawa da kuma zaɓaɓɓun giya, da yawa tare da sabon dandano da sinadarai. "Mun ga shawarar da Gwamnati ta yanke na ba da kashi 50 cikin dari na haraji ga giya mai ƙarancin ƙarfi tare da haɓaka sha'awar masu amfani da giya mai ƙarancin ƙarfi kamar giya, wanda kuma yana da ƙananan adadin kuzari". Duk da yake adadin raka'a na barasa da ake amfani da shi ya ragu a cikin 'yan shekarun nan, Birtaniya har yanzu tana samun karin barasa a kowane mutum fiye da yawancin sauran ƙasashe. Labarin ya zo ne wata daya bayan alkaluman hukuma sun nuna...
Burtaniya ta cinye raka 'a biliyan biyu na giya a cikin shekaru biyu da suka gabata. Ƙarfin giya ya ragu daga matsakaicin kashi 4.42 zuwa kashi 4.14. Giya ta fara raguwa yayin da mutane suka fara sayen giya mai ƙarancin ƙarfi. Ana kuma bai wa masu shayarwa rangwamen haraji don yin giya tare da ƙananan barasa. Budweiser, Becks da Stella Artois duk sun rage yawan barasa.