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Written question asked by Matt Vickers (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 March 2023. It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 March 2023 on behalf of the Treasury.

Beer: Excise Duties

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to reduce beer duty in the context of the cost of living crisis.

Answer

On 19 December 2022, the Government extended the alcohol duty freeze by six months to align with the implementation of the alcohol duty reforms and reduce the impact of the duty changes on businesses.

Alcohol duty reform will commence on 1 August and for the first time our system of alcohol taxation will include a new Draught Relief, enabling differential duty between the On and Off trade. We had previously stated that Draught Relief would be 5% from August 1st but at Spring Budget 2023, the Chancellor announced that this relief would be raised to 9.2% meaning that the duty on the average pint of draught beer will continue to be frozen from 1 August 2023. Differential duty was not possible when we were members of the EU and in the Budget the Chancellor also announced his Brexit Pub Guarantee – confirming that from August 1st draught duty will always be lower compared to the non-draught equivalent, supporting pubs and the wider hospitality sector.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
166394
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Beer Excise duties
Link
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