Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on revenue of equalising cider and beer duty as part of the alcohol duty system changes.
However, while public health remains an important focus of our review, this must be balanced against the need to support businesses and, given the cider industry has been in consistent decline over the past decade, the Government has decided not to equalise cider with other categories.