Question follow-through · 8299
Beer and Cider: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will reduce the level of duty on (a) beer and (b) cider served in pubs.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 9 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 17 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will reduce the level of duty on (a) beer and (b) cider served in pubs.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Oct 2024
Answer published
The current alcohol duty system supports pubs through Draught Relief, which ensures eligible products served on draught pay less duty. Draught Relief helps to level the playing field between pubs and supermarkets, allowing pubs and brewers to price their ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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