Whisky: Excise Duties

(asked on 1st September 2023) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer ,what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in alcohol duty on the (a) growth and (b) job creation prospects of the Scotch whisky industry.


Answered by
Gareth Davies Portrait
Gareth Davies
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 11th September 2023

The potential impacts of the recent changes to alcohol duty rates were published at Spring Budget in HMRC’s Tax Information and Impact Note and can be found online (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-alcohol-duty-rates/alcohol-duty-rate-changes#summary-of-impacts).

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