 the price of a bottle of wine with an alcohol by volume (ABV) will increase by 44p, while a bottle of port will rise by £1.30. A smaller number of drinks will go down in price, including 14p off a 5% pre-mixed can of G&T and 7p off sparkling wine at 12%. Drinks purchased in pubs are also set to see a price cut from August under the "Brexit pubs Guarantee". The "Draught Relief" will cut alcohol duty by 9.2% for beer and cider and 23% for wines, spirits and other fermented products purchased in pubs. Costa Coffee is changing its loyalty scheme on August 1 - and it's increasing the number of "beans" you need to claim a free drink. At the moment, customers who use the Costa Coffee app get one "bean" for every drink they purchase, or two 'beans' when you use a reusable cup. Once you have collected eight "beans" you then get a free drink. But from August 1, the amount of 'beans' you need to collect will rise to ten. . This means you){kind=link}
The Mirror rounds up all the key money dates and changes coming up in August, including the next interest rates and inflation announcements and huge changes to benefits
There are plenty of key dates and financial changes that could affect your wallet in August.
The latest interest rates announcement from the Bank of England is due next week, and there will be another inflation update later in the month.
New events to mark in your diary include a change to alcohol duty rates, which will affect how much you pay for booze, and a massive shake-up of the Costa Coffee loyalty scheme.
Ofgem will also announce its latest price cap update this month, which will impact energy prices from October as we move into the winter months.