Written questions

Spirits: National Income

Commons · Question 94395 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the contribution of on-trade sale of UK spirits to GDP.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 1 Dec 2025

At Autumn Budget 2025 the Chancellor confirmed that alcohol duty will be uprated on 1 February 2026 to main its current real-terms value. The government does not expect this to have any significant impact to GDP, nor competition between the on and off tra...