Written Question·Treasury·UIN 104008

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore BritainGreat Yarmouth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of alcohol duty levels on the financial sustainability of community pubs.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
At Budget 2025 the Chancellor announced that alcohol duty would be kept constant in real terms by uprating it in line with by Retail Price Index (RPI) on 1 February 2026. This decision balances the important contribution of alcohol producers and the hospi...

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