Drinks: Taxation
Commons · Question 104061 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of (a) business rates, (b) VAT thresholds (c) Employer National Insurance Contributions and (d) other employer costs on non-alcoholic drink price infla
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 13 Jan 2026
Forecasting the economy, including the impact of Government policy decisions on inflation, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR set out its assessment of policy measures in its Autumn Budget 2025 publish...