Beer: Excise Duties
Commons · Question 83866 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to monitor whether reductions in beer duty are being passed on to (a) consumers and (b) publicans.
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...