Asked by: Marie Goldman (Liberal Democrat - Chelmsford)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to alcohol duty on the wine industry.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
At the recent Budget, the Chancellor announced that she would uprate alcohol duty in line with RPI inflation on 1 February 2025, except on qualifying draught products. This decision weighed the impacts on businesses, cost-of-living pressures on people who drink moderately and responsibly, and the public health case for higher duties to tackle increasing alcohol-related deaths, as well as economic inactivity.
A Tax Information and Impact Note was published alongside this Budget announcement. This is available here: Alcohol Duty uprating - GOV.UK
The Budget also confirmed that the current temporary wine easement will end as planned from 1 February 2025. By this time, the wine industry will have had over two years to adapt to the strength-based alcohol duty system. The summary of impacts from the alcohol duty reforms announced at Spring Budget 2023, including the wine easement, can be found here: Alcohol Duty Reforms - GOV.UK
Asked by: Marie Goldman (Liberal Democrat - Chelmsford)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) promoters and (b) operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted.
Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
I refer the hon. Member for Chelmsford to the answer I gave on 16 October 2024 to Question UIN 7747.