Rachel Reeves has been warned not to hike alcohol taxes again at the Budget with British drinkers already paying up to four times more on spirits than in other countries.
Excise duty on a standard 50ml double measure of gin, vodka or rum is 66p, double the level in France and Poland.
The equivalent charge in Spain is just 16p, according to the UK Spirits Alliance.
A double gin and tonic at a London bar can typically cost more than £10, with duty and VAT accounting for roughly a quarter of the price.
UKSA insisted the Chancellor must 'back British spirits' after a 3.65 per cent hike at the last fiscal package and a 10.1 per cent increase under the Tories.
