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Beer: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 83865 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential fiscal impact of draught beer relief since its introduction.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 28 Oct 2025

A new duty structure for alcoholic products was introduced in August 2023. This included a new Draught Relief which is a reduced rate of Alcohol Duty applied to qualifying alcoholic products sold in the on-trade (e.g. pubs, bars) under 8.5% ABV. The gover...