Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing incidental off-sales of beer and cider from draught duty paid containers on pubs in rural communities.

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1. 9 September 2025

   Written question

   To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing incidental off-sales of beer and cider from draught duty paid containers on pubs in rural communities.

   Source: Commons

2. 17 September 2025

   Answer

   Draught beer and cider now pay 13.9% less in duty than their packaged equivalents – an increase of over 50% on the previous draught discount of 9.2%. This took a penny of duty off a typical strength pint. The core objective of this relief is to recognise ...

   Source: Written answer

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