Consultation response: Alcohol duty review

The government committed at Budget 2020 to undertake a review of the alcohol duty system. The Treasury issued a call for evidence seeking views on how well the system currently works and how it could be reformed.

The call for evidence can be found here.

Below, you can download and read our full response to the consultation which was submitted to the Treasury.

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Alcohol Change UK's response to the alcohol duty call for evidence

November 2020

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