Cider: Excise Duties

(asked on 19th February 2019) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect that an increase in the small producer's relief scheme to 30,000 litres would have on the growth of small cider producers in the UK.


Answered by
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Robert Jenrick
This question was answered on 22nd February 2019

HM Treasury keeps all taxes, including alcohol duty, under review.

However, HM Treasury currently has no plans to expand the small cider maker’s exemption. The exemption aims to remove small scale, non-commercial cider production from the duty system and we consider that a limit of 7,000 litres remains appropriate for this.

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