Lord Avebury – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Avebury on 2014-03-25.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government by how much they expect overall alcohol consumption to rise or fall across the United Kingdom as a result of the changes in alcohol duty announced in the Budget.
Lord Newby
The Government expects that there will be a small increase in alcohol consumption as a result of the changes to alcohol duty announced at Budget 2014. The tables below provide estimates of changes in consumption in both percentage and volume terms for each type of alcohol consumed, relative to the previous alcohol duty rates policy.
Estimated increase in consumption (%):
|
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
Beer |
1.5% |
1.5% |
1.6% |
1.7% |
1.8% |
|
Spirits |
1.1% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.3% |
1.4% |
|
Alcopops |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
|
Cider |
0.9% |
0.9% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.1% |
|
Wine |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Total |
0.8% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
Estimated increase in consumption (thousand hectolitres of alcohol):
|
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
Beer |
25 |
25 |
26 |
28 |
29 |
|
Spirits |
12 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
|
Alcopops |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cider |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
Wine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
48 |
