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Written question asked by Henry Smith (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 March 2015. It was answered by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Monday, 9 March 2015 on behalf of the Treasury.


Beer: Taxation

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to the public purse from sales of beer since April 2014.

Answer

Receipts from duties on beer that is released for consumption in the UK are published in Table 5 of our monthly alcohol bulletin:

https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx

Information on VAT paid by consumers on beer is not available. HM Revenue & Customs do not collect data on VAT receipts by individual goods or services.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
226465
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Beer Taxation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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