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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Beer duty to be adjusted according to strength as part of plans to tackle 'problem drinking'



The HM Treasury today announced plans to change beer duty for certain strengths as part of Government plans 'to review alcohol taxation to tackle problem drinking without unfairly penalising responsible drinkers, pubs and important local industries.'

The Treasury announced its plans to introduce a new additional duty on beers over 7.5% abv in strength and a reduced rate of duty on beers at a strength of 2.8% abv or below. The changes are intended to 'encourage the production and consumption of lower strength beers' whilst 'addressing the consumption of cheap, super-strength lagers'. They are expected in the next budget in March 2011.
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