Written Question·Treasury·UIN 94395

Spirits: National Income

Tabled: 25 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the contribution of on-trade sale of UK spirits to GDP.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

At Autumn Budget 2025 the Chancellor confirmed that alcohol duty will be uprated on 1 February 2026 to main its current real-terms value. The government does not expect this to have any significant impact to GDP, nor competition between the on and off tra...

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