Written Question·Treasury·UIN 23674

Wines: Excise Duties

Tabled: 13 January 2025

Answered: 21 January 2025

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxing wine according to strength on wine (a) producers and (b) vendors.

Answer

James Murray

At Autumn Budget, the Chancellor confirmed that the current temporary wine easement will end as planned from 1 February 2025. By this time, the wine industry will have had over two years to adapt to the strength-based alcohol duty system. The summary of i...

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