Consultation response: New alcohol duty system

The Government published a proposed new alcohol duty system at the 2021 Autumn Budget, based on the evidence submitted in 2020. The consultation closed on 30 January 2022.

The consultation can be found here.

Below you can download and read our response to the consultation which was submitted to the Treasury. The Treasury will respond and set out the final plans in 2022, as well as consulting on the legislation in summer 2022.

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Alcohol Change UK's response to the proposed new alcohol duty system

January 2022

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Autumn Budget: our response

Lucy Holmes | October 2021 | 7 minutes

It is deeply regrettable that the Chancellor has decided to cancel a planned increase on alcohol duty, ignoring the evidence that clearly shows that cutting duty increases alcohol harm.
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Alcohol price and duty

Evidence shows that managing the price of alcohol is an effective way to reduce avoidable alcohol harm.
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Consultation response: Alcohol duty review

The government committed at Budget 2020 to undertake a review of the alcohol duty system.

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