Written Question·Treasury·UIN 68171

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Daniel Francis

LabourBexleyheath 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 Murray
The 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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