Question follow-through · 112501
Beer: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reform beer duty by reducing duty on beer sold in barrels while increasing duty on bottled beer; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of such an approach on (a) supporting pu
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 17 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reform beer duty by reducing duty on beer sold in barrels while increasing duty on bottled beer; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of such an approach on (a) supporting pu
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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17 Feb 2026
Answer published
A new duty structure for alcohol products was introduced in August 2023. This included the introduction of Draught Relief, which enables products served on draught below 8.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) to pay less duty. This relief provides vital support to ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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