Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
Commons · Question 80379 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to link alcohol duty increases to inflation.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 15 Oct 2025
The baseline assumption, shared by the Government and the Office for Budget Responsibility, is that alcohol duty will be increased annually in line with the Retail Price Index, so that it does not fall in real terms. As with all taxes, the Government welc...