PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties (8 November 2021)

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reconsider the Draught Relief policy so that it will apply to drinks served from draught containers less than 40 litres in order to benefit a wider range of breweries.

Asked by:
Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)

Our initial proposal is that the relief would apply to containers at least as big as the traditional firkin – a 40 litre cask. We will discuss the size of containers that will qualify for the relief with brewers as part of our consultation process.

Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
18 November 2021