Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

(asked on 1st March 2021) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for increasing alcohol duty to raise additional revenue to support the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.


Answered by
 Portrait
Lord Agnew of Oulton
This question was answered on 10th March 2021

The Government keeps alcohol duties under review and the impact of changes to alcohol duty is considered carefully at each fiscal event, including its effects on society, the economy and wider needs.

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