Question follow-through · 92703
Spirits: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of UK spirits duty rates for the on-trade compared to equivalent rates in (a) Ireland, (b) France, (c) Germany, and (d) other EU member states.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 19 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 28 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of UK spirits duty rates for the on-trade compared to equivalent rates in (a) Ireland, (b) France, (c) Germany, and (d) other EU member states.
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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28 Nov 2025
Answer published
The UK’s alcohol duty system balances protecting the public finances and promoting health. There is significant variation in alcohol taxation policy amongst European countries. The World Health Organization recently published a comparison of alcohol taxes...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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