Written Question·Treasury·UIN 15752
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 3 December 2024
Question
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of total cost to the Treasury of changes to alcohol duty rates in each year since 2013; and if she will make an estimate of the total cost of such changes in each year to 2030.
Answer
James MurraySince 2013, cuts and freezes to alcohol duty have cost the Exchequer £15 billion in total, in comparison to if the rates had increased annually in line with RPI as forecasted by the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR). All changes to alcohol duty rates ...
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