Clause 3 - Duty on beverages made with spirits
Finance Bill
12:15 pm
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 18, leave out subsection (1) and insert—
'(1) The Treasury shall lay before Parliament on or before 31st December 2002 a report on the operation of duties on alcoholic beverages that shall include—
(a) information about the market in lower-strength alcoholic beverages;
(b) an estimate of the impact on consumption of the rates of duty on beer, cider, wine and spirits in comparison with the rates of duty on those beverages falling within the provisions of section 1(9) of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;
(c) a summary of any representations received by the Treasury after the day on which this Act is passed relating to section 1(9) of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979.'.