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<p>The government keeps all excise duties and structures under review. HM Treasury
monitors their impacts and engages with a wide variety of organisations, including
alcohol producers and public health groups, to understand industry developments.</p><p>
</p><p>HM Treasury is currently examining options to amend the structure of the alcohol
duty system so that duty rates better correspond to alcoholic strength. A consultation
on alcohol duty structures recently ended on 12 June. It sought to gather evidence
on the impact of a low strength wine band and a still cider band targeting ‘white’
ciders.</p><p> </p>
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