Written Question·Treasury·UIN 24908
Spirits: Excise Duties
Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025
Question
Tonia Antoniazzi
Labour — Gower
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing small distilleries' relief to help support independent distilleries from 1 February 2025.
Answer
James MurrayAlcohol 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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