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Written question asked by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench) on Monday, 3 October 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 October 2016. It was answered by Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) on Monday, 17 October 2016 on behalf of the Treasury.


Cider: Excise Duties

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the current duty structure for cider in the light of their statement that alcohol duties should be directly proportional to alcohol content.

Answer

Current rules require that cider duty is structured in bands according to the strength of the product.

The government continues to keep all taxes under review, and in that context is considering the views of stakeholders.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2009
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Cider Excise duties Tax rates and bands
Link
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