Written Question·Treasury·UIN 94645
Spirits: Excise Duties
Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of spirits duty rates on the competitiveness of UK pubs comparted to pubs in Europe.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonAlcohol duty is paid by producers, and is therefore not typically paid directly by pubs. Further, according to estimates derived from sales data collected on behalf of the Office for National Statistics, only around 15% of spirits are consumed on-trade. A...
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