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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...