Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 3 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 September 2019. It was answered by Simon Clarke (Conservative) on Monday, 9 September 2019 on behalf of the Treasury.
Beer and Wines: Excise Duties
- Question
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the decision at Budget 2018 to freeze beer and wine duty on (a) total revenue raised, (b) levels of alcohol consumption and (c) alcohol-related deaths.
- Answer
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The financial impact of policy decisions can be found in the policy costings document published alongside each budget. Wine duty was not frozen at Budget 2018, however the impact of freezing the other alcohol duties and introducing a new band for high strength cider is estimated to cost the exchequer around £175m per year. Internal modelling indicates that duty freezes raise alcohol consumption, in comparison to uprating rates alongside inflation. No internal assessment has been of the impacts of this on alcohol-related deaths.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 286234
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Death Consumption Beer Finance Excise duties Wines
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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