Budget 2009: 2% duty increase on alcohol

Chancellor Alistair Darling annouced yesterday in his budget that alcohol duty would rise as expected (see p76) by 2% from today.  The Treasury said this will add one penny to the price of a pint of beer, 13 pence to the price of a bottle of spirits and 4 pence to the price of a bottle of wine.

Reaction from the trade here.

Comments

[robert haskell]

every newspaper and organisation says how much alcohol diuty has gone up - a rise of 2% - but what is the actual % duty now on alcohol? is there a website which states this?

[James Morris]

Robert,
If you go to the below post, at the end of the 4th paragraph is a link to all the different alcohol duty rates.

http://www.alcoholpolicy.net/2009/12/what-awaits-the-super-strength-drinks-market-as-white-lightning-cider-delisted-and-tax-rises-loom.html