PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties (22 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the temporary freeze on alcohol duty.
Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)
Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)
Answer
Alcohol duties collectively raise over £12bn a year, helping to fund vital public services and addressing the harms caused to society and public health by excessive or irresponsible drinking.
Alcohol duty is currently frozen until 1 February 2025.
As with all taxes, the Government keeps alcohol duty under review as part of its Budget process.
Answered by:
James Murray (Labour)
30 October 2024
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