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Public Houses: Costs

Commons · Question 41143 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 2 Apr 2025

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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...