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Consultation outcome: The new alcohol duty system: consultation

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March 23
10:40 2023

The new alcohol duty system: final consultation response

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The new alcohol duty system: response to consultation

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Detail of outcome

Detail of outcome for the new alcohol duty system: final consultation response

On 23 September 2022, the government published its response to the new alcohol duty system consultation which ran from 27 October 2021 to 30 January 2022, and launched a further consultation on the draft legislation and technical policy details, alongside a Small Producer Survey, inviting stakeholders to submit their views on some technical aspects of the reforms to the alcohol duty system.

The Alcohol Duty Review aims to improve the current system by making it simpler, more economically rational and less administratively burdensome on businesses and HMRC.

This technical consultation ran from 23 September 2022 to 18 November 2022. This document summarises the replies to the consultation, and provides the governments response.

The government has carefully considered the issues raised by respondents and is grateful for all of the input received. This response document sets out the final details of the new alcohol duty system and should be considered alongside previous responses published. Policies contained within the response document include:

  • Confirming the design of Small Producer Relief
  • Draught Relief: dispense mechanism and decanting
  • Duty rates from 1 August 2023

Detail of outcome for the new alcohol duty system: response to consultation

At Autumn Budget 2021, the government published a consultation which ran from 27 October 2021 to 30 January 2022, inviting stakeholders to submit their views on the proposed reforms to the alcohol duty system.

The Alcohol Duty Review aims to improve the current system by making it simpler, more economically rational and less administratively burdensome on businesses and HMRC.

This document summarises the responses to the consultation, and provides the governments response.

The government has carefully considered the issues raised by respondents and is grateful for all of the input received. This response document sets out the governments designs for the new alcohol duty system and changes made to the Autumn Budget proposals as a result of the consultation. Policies contained within the response document include:

  • Amendments to draught relief
  • More detail on Small Producer Relief
  • Detail of a transitional easement for the wine industry

There are also specific points of policy where the government would appreciate further input.

We will be taking responses until Friday 18 November 2022.

We are also running a small producer survey to give us a greater understanding of economies of scale across the industry. The survey will be open until Friday 18 November 2022.

Original consultation

Summary

This document responds to last years call for evidence on the Alcohol Duty Review and sets out how the government intends to reform the alcohol duty system.

This consultation ran from
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