Baroness Finlay of Llandaff – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff on 2016-10-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change the current duty structure for cider in the light of their statement that alcohol duties should be directly proportional to alcohol content.

Lord Young of Cookham

Current rules require that cider duty is structured in bands according to the strength of the product.

The government continues to keep all taxes under review, and in that context is considering the views of stakeholders.