Whisky: Excise Duties

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of total Treasury revenue generated from Scotch Whisky following the increase in duty in 2024.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
This question was answered on 7th September 2026

At Autumn Budget 2024, the government announced alcohol duty rates on non-draught alcoholic products would be increased in line with RPI inflation, while duty rates for qualifying draught products were cut. This uprating took effect on 1 February 2025

HMRC does not separately identify tax receipts attributable to Scotch Whisky. HMRC publishes data on Alcohol Duty receipts at broader alcohol-category level, including spirits, in the quarterly Alcohol Bulletin - GOV.UK.

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