Written Question·Treasury·UIN 41143

Public Houses: Costs

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

James Wild

ConservativeNorth West Norfolk

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative estimate of the cost to pubs of (a) the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, (b) VAT and (c) beer duty compared to other major European countries.

Answer

James Murray
Policies related to packaging alcohol taxation vary between European countries. In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers. It has worked closely with industry, inclu...

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