Written Question·Treasury·UIN 80379

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to link alcohol duty increases to inflation.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The baseline assumption, shared by the Government and the Office for Budget Responsibility, is that alcohol duty will be increased annually in line with the Retail Price Index, so that it does not fall in real terms. As with all taxes, the Government welc...

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