PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(19 November 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate she has made of the revenue generated from spirits duty paid by on-trade premises compared to off-trade retailers.
Asked by:
Sarah Bool (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sarah Bool (Conservative)
Answer
HMRC does not hold data on alcohol duty paid on alcohol sold in pubs. Alcohol duty is paid at the point of production or import and would not generally be paid directly by pubs.
Statistics on alcohol duty are published in the Alcohol Bulletin - GOV.UK.
Estimates derived from sales data collected on behalf of the Office for National Statistics for the period 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025 indicate around 15% of spirits are consumed on-trade and around 85% off-trade.
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