Written Question·Treasury·UIN 10492

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

Tabled: 22 October 2024
Answered: 30 October 2024

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the temporary freeze on alcohol duty.

Answer

James Murray
Alcohol duties collectively raise over £12bn a year, helping to fund vital public services and addressing the harms caused to society and public health by excessive or irresponsible drinking. Alcohol duty is currently frozen until 1 February 2025. As with...

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