Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
Commons · Question 10559 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing Draught Relief to 20% on (a) pubs and (b) small and independent brewers in North Cornwall constituency.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 29 Oct 2024
Pubs and breweries make an enormous contribution to our economy and society, and this is recognised in the tax system. The current alcohol duty system supports pubs and breweries through Draught Relief, which ensures eligible products served on draught pa...