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Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 10492 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the temporary freeze on alcohol duty.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 30 Oct 2024

Alcohol duties collectively raise over £12bn a year, helping to fund vital public services and addressing the harms caused to society and public health by excessive or irresponsible drinking. Alcohol duty is currently frozen until 1 February 2025. As with...