Written question asked by Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 September 2025. It was answered by Dan Tomlinson (Labour) on Thursday, 4 September 2025 on behalf of the Treasury.

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing draft duty relief for (a) consumers, (b) pubs and (c) breweries in Hazel Grove constituency.

Answer

The Chancellor’s draught rate cut at Autumn Budget 2024 applied to approximately 60% of the alcoholic drinks sold in pubs. This took a penny of duty off a typical strength pint.

Draught beer and cider now pay 13.9% less in duty than their packaged equivalents – an increase of over 50% on the previous draught discount of 9.2%.

The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at fiscal events. The Government welcomes representations from the beer and pub sectors in advance of the Budget.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 70199
Session: 2024-26
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Alcoholic drinks Excise duties Hazel Grove
Contains statistics: Yes
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Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

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