Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

HM Treasury written question – answered at on 19 October 2017.

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Photo of Tim Loughton Tim Loughton Conservative, East Worthing and Shoreham

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the effect on the wine and spirit industry of the 3.9 per cent increase in duty paid.

Photo of Tim Loughton Tim Loughton Conservative, East Worthing and Shoreham

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support the wine and spirits industry after the UK leaves the EU.

Photo of Tim Loughton Tim Loughton Conservative, East Worthing and Shoreham

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to halt the planned increases in wine and spirits duty.

Photo of Tim Loughton Tim Loughton Conservative, East Worthing and Shoreham

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the planned increases to the duty applied to wines and spirits in the November budget.

Photo of Andrew Jones Andrew Jones The Exchequer Secretary

As for every Finance Bill measure, HMRC provided a Tax Impact Information Note which included an impact assessment of alcohol duty changes. This can be found online at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes

The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process. Any changes to alcohol duties need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses and consumers, public health and the distributional impact of reform.

Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. We will seek to achieve the right deal for Britain and for the EU.

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