Question follow-through · 94222
Spirits: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the drinks industry about the potential impact of spirits taxation on pub profitability.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 25 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 3 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the drinks industry about the potential impact of spirits taxation on pub profitability.
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2025
Answer published
Alcohol duty is charged at the point of production or importation of drinks, and is therefore not generally paid directly by pubs. Further, the United Kingdon has an international obligation under WTO rules to treat imported and domestic products fairly. ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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