Written Question·Treasury·UIN 24907

Spirits: Excise Duties

Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

Tonia Antoniazzi

LabourGower

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of levels of excise duty on spirits on distilleries from 1 February 2025.

Answer

James Murray
Alcohol duty is a reserved matter. The reformed alcohol duty system was introduced in August 2023 and taxes alcohol in a progressive manner, ensuring higher strength products pay proportionately more duty. This approach is supported by public health expor...

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