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Early Day Motion
Cider industry (5 Signatures)
20 Oct 2023
Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Somerton and Frome)
That this House recognises the value of small-scale cider makers and apple growers to employment, tourism, traditional craft practices, biodiversity and the broader rural economy; celebrates apple day; notes that the cider industry, including fruit cider, makes up 7 per cent of the alcohol market; is deeply concerned that the …
Written Question
Beer and Cider: Tax Allowances
Monday 4th March 2024

Asked by: Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2024 to Question 14382 on Beer and Cider: Tax Allowances, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the rules relating to off-site consumption of products covered by Draught Relief on the volume of beer and cider wasted at (a) beer and cider festivals and (b) community pubs.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government engaged extensively with external stakeholders as part of the development and delivery process for the new alcohol duty system, including in relation to Draught Relief.

HMRC has published guidance explaining the changes, including in relation to Draught Relief, and ran 3 webinars for businesses - a recording of the webinar is available at: HMRC email updates, videos and webinars for Alcohol Duty - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). HMRC has also worked with trade associations to ensure they share the guidance with their members.

HMRC has also published a tax information and impact note setting out the impact of the measure, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-of-the-alcohol-duty-system/reform-of-alcohol-duty-rates-and-reliefs#summary-of-impacts

The Government will evaluate the impact of the new rates and structures three years after the changes took effect on 1 August 2023.


Written Question
Beer and Cider: Excise Duties
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reduce duty charged on draught beer and cider served in pubs and taprooms by 20%.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Draught Relief, introduced under this Government’s new alcohol duty system, provides a reduction in the duty on draught beer and cider by 9.2% and helps to level the playing field between pubs and supermarkets, allowing pubs and brewers to price their on-trade products more competitively. The Brexit Pubs Guarantee ensures that draught products will always be subject to lower duty than their supermarket equivalent.

The Government is unable to speculate on tax matters outside of fiscal events.   As with all taxes, the Government keeps the alcohol duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.


Written Question
Beer and Cider: Excise Duties
Monday 4th March 2024

Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the value of draught relief to 20% for qualifying beer and cider products in the spring Budget 2024.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Draught Relief, introduced under the new alcohol duty system, provides a reduction in the duty on draught beer and cider by 9.2% and helps to level the playing field between pubs and supermarkets, allowing pubs and brewers to price their on-trade products more competitively. The Brexit Pubs Guarantee ensures that draught products will always be subject to lower duty than their supermarket equivalent.

The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the recent reforms and will evaluate the impact of the new rates and structures three years after the changes took effect on 1 August 2023. This will allow time to understand the impacts on the alcohol market, and for HMRC to gather useful and accurate data with which to evaluate the effects of the reform.

The Government is unable to speculate on tax matters outside of fiscal events.  As with all taxes, the Government keeps the alcohol duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.


Written Question
Beer and Cider: Tax Allowances
Monday 4th March 2024

Asked by: Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February to Question 14382 on Beer and Cider: Tax Allowances, what steps he has taken to raise awareness of the change in rules on takeaway draught sales for (a) beer and cider festivals and (b) community pubs.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government engaged extensively with external stakeholders as part of the development and delivery process for the new alcohol duty system, including in relation to Draught Relief.

HMRC has published guidance explaining the changes, including in relation to Draught Relief, and ran 3 webinars for businesses - a recording of the webinar is available at: HMRC email updates, videos and webinars for Alcohol Duty - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). HMRC has also worked with trade associations to ensure they share the guidance with their members.

HMRC has also published a tax information and impact note setting out the impact of the measure, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reform-of-the-alcohol-duty-system/reform-of-alcohol-duty-rates-and-reliefs#summary-of-impacts

The Government will evaluate the impact of the new rates and structures three years after the changes took effect on 1 August 2023.


Written Question
Beer and Cider: Excise Duties
Friday 26th January 2024

Asked by: Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of draught relief for (a) beer and (b) cider.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Under the new alcohol duty system, Draught Relief provides a 9.2% duty reduction on draught beer and cider products below 8.5% alcohol by volume. This ensures that there will always be a lower duty rate for draught products to recognise the value of our great British pubs. This means that every pint, in every pub across the UK pays less duty than their supermarket equivalent - this is the Government's Brexit Pubs Guarantee.

The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the recent reforms, including Draught Relief, and will evaluate the impact of the new rates and structures three years after the changes took effect on 1 August 2023. This will allow time to understand the impacts on the alcohol market, and for HMRC to gather useful and accurate data with which to evaluate the effects of the reform.

As with all taxes, the Government keeps the alcohol duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.


Written Question
Beer and Cider: Taxation
Thursday 7th March 2024

Asked by: Helen Grant (Conservative - Maidstone and The Weald)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to reduce the tax on draught (a) beer and (b) cider.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

At Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced that alcohol duty would be frozen until 1 February 2025 to support alcohol producers, pubs, and consumers with cost of living pressures.

This extends the six months freeze the Government announced at Autumn Statement 2023, providing businesses time to adapt to the new duty system introduced on 1 August 2023.


Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
HM Revenue & Customs

Aug. 01 2023

Source Page: Submit a wine, cider and other fermented products duty return
Document: Submit a wine, cider and other fermented products duty return (webpage)

Found: Submit a wine, cider and other fermented products duty return


Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
HM Revenue & Customs

Aug. 01 2023

Source Page: Submit a wine, cider and other fermented products duty return
Document: EX606 wine, made-wine, cider and perry return (PDF)

Found: Submit a wine, cider and other fermented products duty return


Written Question
Beer and Cider: Excise Duties
Wednesday 15th November 2023

Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce the duty rate for draught beer and cider.

Answered by Gareth Davies - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government is unable to speculate on tax matters outside of fiscal events.

As with all taxes, the Government keeps the alcohol duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.