Written questions

Beer: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 32865 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of differences between beer duty rates in the UK and other European countries on the financial sustainability of UK pubs.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 3 Mar 2025

A Tax Information and Impact Note was published alongside the changes to alcohol duty announced at Autumn Budget. This is available here: Alcohol Duty uprating - GOV.UKThe alcohol duty cut on qualifying draught products impacts approximately 60% of the al...