Written Question·Treasury·UIN 9930

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

Tabled: 18 October 2024
Answered: 28 October 2024

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies on alcohol duty of the potential impact of having access to a (a) pub and (b) other community third space on mental health.

Answer

James Murray
Pubs and breweries make an enormous contribution to our economy and society, and this is recognised in the tax system. The current alcohol duty system supports pubs and breweries through Draught Relief, which ensures eligible products served on draught pa...

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