Written questions

Beer: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 22079 · Tabled 6 Jan 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 9 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing duty relief to brewers of cask conditioned beers.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 9 Jan 2025

Draught Relief provides a duty discount for eligible draught beer and cider. Cask conditioned beers will be able to benefit from Draught Relief if they are sold in a container of 20 litres or more, connected to a dispense system and are below 8.5 per cent...