Written Question·Treasury·UIN 94396
Spirits: Excise Duties
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of a complete spirits duty freeze for the on-trade on revenue.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonAlcohol duty is paid at the point of production or import, before it is diverted to either the on-trade or the off-trade. It is therefore not possible to freeze duty rates exclusively for the on-trade. HMRC’s latest published estimate on the effect of a 1...
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