Question follow-through · 17964
Spirits: Industry
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking taken to (a) encourage growth in, (b) support small scale craft produce in and (c) reduce barriers to entry to the spirits industry.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 4 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 6 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 12 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking taken to (a) encourage growth in, (b) support small scale craft produce in and (c) reduce barriers to entry to the spirits industry.
6 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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12 Dec 2024
Answer published
At Autumn Budget the Government announced a number of measures to help reduce business costs and encourage growth within the spirits industry. These included: o Legislation to abolish the Alcohol Duty Stamp Scheme. From 1st May 2025 approximately 3500 spi...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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