The UK Spirits Alliance has written to Rachel Reeves urging her to use an upcoming duty review to drive growth
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The UK Spirits Alliance has written to Rachel Reeves urging her to use an upcoming duty review to drive growth
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The tax charged on alcoholic drinks is set to increase from Sunday
Exclusive: letter to Rachel Reeves from drinks, tourism and farming bodies calls for freeze on spirits duty in budget
Latest figures from HMRC show overall receipts from alcohol duty since April are down 4.3 per cent compared to last year.
It comes months after Guinness prices were predicted to rise by 5.2 per cent
Standard bottle will cost 9p more and 330ml beer bottle will rise by 4p under levy meant to encourage environmentally friendly…
Industry bosses blame ‘suffocating taxation’ as beer duty set to rise again from Sunday
