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House agrees to raise excise duty on alcohol, tobacco
01 Nov 2025 23:23 GMT
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Sean Douglas
15 Hrs Ago
Minister of Finance Davendranath Tancoo. - File photo
MPs voted to approve hikes in excise duties on alcohol products and tobacco products proposed in a government motion in the House of Representatives on October 31.
The …
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SWA links alcohol duty hikes to inflation
29 Oct 2025 14:24 GMT
… spirits duty to keep prices stable. This follows a 14% rise in alcohol duty … chooses to increase alcohol duty, the SWA said … every 1% increase in alcohol duty, government borrowing costs … numbers are compelling: increasing alcohol duty drives up prices for …
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Trade Body Warns Chancellor That Hike In Alcohol Duty Would Add To Inflation And...
29 Oct 2025 13:17 GMT
… with further increases to alcohol duty.
Analysis of recent figures … “damaging rises” to alcohol duty, which would support the … reveals that revenue from spirits duty was down 17% in … numbers are compelling: increasing alcohol duty drives up prices for consumers …
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Looser licences, longer hours, tighter belts - is this the way to save our pubs?
02 Nov 2025 07:41 GMT
… business rates relief, and cutting alcohol duty on draught pints - may … have gone up, so has duty on alcohol, fuel and delivery services too …
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London's spirit distilleries being 'crushed' by Government hikes in alcohol duty, Chancellor warned
25 Oct 2025 07:15 GMT
Owners and co-founders of the North London-based distillery Sacred Spirits, Ian Hart and Hilary Whitney, told The Standard that alcohol tax is “crushing” small distilleries, pubs, bars and restaurants.
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Scotch Whisky Association urges multi-year spirits duty freeze
15 Oct 2025 17:20 GMT
… a multi-year freeze on spirits duty, cautioning that continued inaction could … action. "A freeze on spirits duty will not only support Scotch …
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Scotch Whisky Association calls for spirits duty freeze as industry headwinds grow
15 Oct 2025 09:54 GMT
… a multi-year freeze on spirits duty, warning that continued inaction threatens … with action.”
“A freeze on spirits duty will not only support Scotch …
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50c on pack of cigarettes, alcohol duty unchanged
07 Oct 2025 14:12 GMT
… of Budget 2026, however excise duty on alcohol is unchanged.
Excise duty on …
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Rachel Reeves' hike in alcohol duty 'backfires' as tax revenues are set to FALL by nearly a billion pounds this year
24 Sep 2025 12:39 GMT
… Reeves' raising of alcohol duty has 'failed spectacularly… show overall receipts from alcohol duty since April are … Reeves ' raising of alcohol duty has 'failed spectacularly… spokesperson said: 'Alcohol duty revenue is affected by a …
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Labour’s surge on alcohol duty blamed for slump in sales
23 Sep 2025 16:05 GMT
… Responsibility (OBR) predicted that alcohol duty would raise £13 billion … The OBR recently reviewed alcohol duty and concluded that raising … receipts and slower growth.
Alcohol duty represents about £1 … “History shows that pushing alcohol duty too high not only …