Spirits: Scotland

(asked on 28th November 2018) - View Source

Question to the Scotland Office:

What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect on the Scottish economy of maintaining the current level of excise duty on spirits.


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David Mundell Portrait
David Mundell
This question was answered on 28th November 2018

I have regular discussions with the Chancellor who recently announced that Spirits Duty will be frozen for the second year in a row.

This represents a huge boost for the Scotch Whisky industry which directly contributes over £3.2 billion to the Scottish economy.

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