Public Houses: Government Assistance
Commons · Question 10753 · Tabled 23 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Sarah Olney
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support (a) pubs and (b) breweries in (i) Richmond Park constituency and (ii) the United Kingdom.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 1 Nov 2024
Pubs make an enormous contribution to our economy and society, and this is recognised in the tax system. At the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor cut alcohol duty on qualifying draught products - approximately 60% of the alcoholic drinks sold in pubs. Thi...