Public Houses: Costs
Commons · Question 41143 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative estimate of the cost to pubs of (a) the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, (b) VAT and (c) beer duty compared to other major European countries.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 2 Apr 2025
Policies related to packaging alcohol taxation vary between European countries. In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers. It has worked closely with industry, inclu...