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UIN 95348

Spirits: Excise Duties

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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27 November 2025

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3 December 2025 · Answer

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3 December 2025

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of RPI-linked duty increases on consumer prices for spirits in pubs versus supermarkets.

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  1. 27 November 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of RPI-linked duty increases on consumer prices for spirits in pubs versus supermarkets.

    Source: Commons

  2. 3 December 2025

    Answer

    Alcohol duty is paid by producers, and is therefore not typically paid directly by pubs. Further, according to estimates derived from sales data collected on behalf of the Office for National Statistics, only around 15% of spirits are consumed on-trade. A...

    Source: Written answer

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