Question follow-through · 9952

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ask the Office for Budget Responsibility to review its (a) price elasticity of demand and (b) other forecasting methodology for alcohol duty revenues.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
18 Oct 2024
Target answer date
22 Oct 2024
Answer
28 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ask the Office for Budget Responsibility to review its (a) price elasticity of demand and (b) other forecasting methodology for alcohol duty revenues.

  2. 22 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The OBR regularly reviews its forecasting methodology. Its forecast is informed by economic factors including real household consumption and underlying trends in alcohol consumption.The OBR published updated price elasticities for alcohol in July 2024.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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