Wines: Excise Duties

(asked on 1st November 2017) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regularising the rate of duty between still and sparkling wine.


Answered by
Andrew Jones Portrait
Andrew Jones
This question was answered on 6th November 2017

The government keeps all taxes under review. Any changes to wine duty rates would need to take account of a wide range of factors, including the Exchequer impact, the impact on businesses, public health and the distributional impact of reform.

Reticulating Splines