Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties — Written Question

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HM Revenue and Customs' Policy paper entitled Alcohol Duty uprating, published on 30 October 2024, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the 3.4% increase in alcohol duties

Answer

James Murray

At Autumn Budget the Chancellor announced that she would uprate alcohol duty in line with RPI inflation on 1 February 2025. This decision weighed the impacts on businesses, cost-of-living pressures on people who drink moderately and responsibly, and the p...

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