Question follow-through · 91796

Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of moving the uprating of excise duty from RPI to CPI to help reduce inflation.

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Treasury
Tabled
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
19 Nov 2025
Answer
24 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of moving the uprating of excise duty from RPI to CPI to help reduce inflation.

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 13 November 2025 to PQ UIN 88538.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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