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Written question asked by Lord McCabe (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 November 2018. It was answered by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Friday, 23 November 2018 on behalf of the Treasury.


Wines: Excise Duties

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September to Question 172413 on Public Houses: Non-domestic Rates, what evaluation has been made of the effect of increasing the duty on wine on (a) pubs and (b) the wine industry.

Answer

When considering changes in alcohol duty rates, the Government models changes in consumption driven by those duty-changes, but it does not explicitly model other effects on pubs and the wine industry. The Treasury takes all issues into account when setting alcohol duty rates.

At Budget 2018, we froze duty on beer, cider and spirits. Pubs, and other businesses, with a rateable value below £51,000 will also benefit from the business rates discount announced.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
191272
Session
2017-19
Related items
Public Houses: Non-domestic Rates
Monday, 17 September 2018
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Excise duties Public houses Wines
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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