PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Spirits: Excise Duties (18 January 2021)

Question Asked

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a small distillers duty relief to help small spirits producers grow their businesses.

Asked by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)

Answer

The Government held a call for evidence in 2020 on reforms to alcohol duty, which closed on 29 November. The Government is now analysing the responses, and will provide updates in due course. The Government is considering the role of small producer reliefs as part of this review.


Answered by:
Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
21 January 2021

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