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776833

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for Scotch whisky being taxed at a higher rate than wine; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	109230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The taxation of spirits reflects its higher alcoholic strength relative to other drinks. While spirits pay more duty per unit of alcohol they pay less per typical serving of alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the Spring Budget alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109231 109232 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:45:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

776835

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the increases in excise duty on the levels of sales of Scotch whisky as a result of measures in the March 2017 Budget.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	109232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The taxation of spirits reflects its higher alcoholic strength relative to other drinks. While spirits pay more duty per unit of alcohol they pay less per typical serving of alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the Spring Budget alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109230 109231 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:45:22 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1316249

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of a differential duty rate on administration costs for (a) producers and (b) retailers of Scotch whisky.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	3890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Treasury is considering the merits of differentiating products based on the place of retail as part of its alcohol duty review. Officials are working closely with HMRC to assess the practical implications of potential options and the Treasury will provide further updates in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 3891 question first answered 24/05/2021 13:55:32 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara