Written question asked by Lord Monson (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 April 2008.

Alcohol

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:Following the recent Budget, how much excise duty is imposed on (a) a pint of beer and (b) a pint of cider at the following alcoholic strengths: (1) 0.5 per cent, (2) 3 per cent, (3) 5 per cent and (4) 7 per cent.

Answer

Excise duty imposed on a pint of beer and a pint of cider are shown in the table.

	Amount of Excise Duty imposed on a pint of:
Alcoholic Strength	Beer	Cider
0.5%	£0.00	£0.00
3.0%	£0.25	£0.16
5.0%	£0.42	£0.16
7.0%	£0.59	£0.16

Figures are excluding VAT.

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