Written Question·Treasury·UIN 68171
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Question
Daniel Francis
Labour — Bexleyheath and Crayford
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of increasing draft duty relief for (a) consumers (b pubs and (c breweries in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency.
Answer
James MurrayThe Chancellor’s draught rate cut at Autumn Budget 2024 applied to approximately 60% of the alcoholic drinks sold in pubs. Draught beer and cider now pay 13.9% less in duty than their packaged equivalents – a 50% increase on the previous draught discount ...
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