#alcohol-duty

#alcohol-duty

Linking alcohol duty to RPI and a 3.66% increase from February will raise prices, further straining brewers, pubs, and wine and spirit businesses.

Alcohol duty rose 3.66% to match RPI, prompting industry warnings that businesses will likely raise consumer prices.

Rising spirits duty is making small London distilleries uncompetitive, increasing costs, risking closures and job losses, and prompting calls for a tax freeze.