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Scottish Government plans on increasing minimum unit price to 65p
The Scottish Government has stated it plans to continue its minimum unit pricing of alcohol policy and increase it to 65p. In a statement in...
Alcohol duties frozen in Autumn Statement
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has frozen alcohol duty until August 2024 in his Autumn Statement. He stated that: “for many people going to the pub has...
Scottish Government proposes raising minimum unit price to 65p in new consultation
The Scottish Government has published a new consultation regarding the future of minimum unit pricing (MUP). The consultation asks whether MUP should continue as a...
New alcohol duty system provides an opportunity to fix inconsistent government messaging
A new IAS report highlights inconsistent government messaging regarding alcohol duty over the past 15 years.
Public Health Scotland recommends a continuation of the minimum unit pricing policy
In Public Health Scotland’s final summary report on the minimum unit pricing (MUP) policy in Scotland, the health body has said “MUP has had a...
Minimum unit pricing decreases alcohol deaths by 13% in Scotland
A new study in The Lancet shows that Scotland’s minimum unit pricing policy reduced alcohol deaths by 13% over the two years and eight months...
Alcohol duty to rise with inflation in August and draught relief increased
Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced that most alcohol duties will increase in line with RPI inflation in August 2023. This is...
Alcohol duty freeze to be extended to August 2023
The UK Government has just announced that the freeze on alcohol duty will be extended to August 2023. IAS’s Head of Policy, Jennifer Keen, responded:...
How did the Autumn 2021 Budget reform alcohol duty?
On 27 October the Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the Government’s Autumn 2021 budget, which saw a big change to alcohol duties: from 2023 alcohol will...
Budget 2021: Duties for alcohol kept on ice
Chancellor Rishi Sunak keeps excise duties for all alcoholic beverages at the same level for a second consecutive year
IAS urges the chancellor to raise alcohol duty
Raising duties will provide a ‘double dividend’, letter says
Budget 2020: Alcohol duty frozen, again
Pro-business approach to cost public purse £1bn over next five years
Alcohol duty doesn’t penalise the poor, new research shows
Alcohol taxes shared evenly between rich and poor
Alcohol duty cuts linked to 2,000 additional deaths in England
Research also suggests reintroducing alcohol duty escalator could save lives
Use Brexit to shake up ‘irrational’ alcohol duty system, think-tank says
SMF / IAS report suggests overhaul of duty framework
Higher alcohol taxes would boost the economy
10% increase in alcohol duty would create 17,000 more jobs, study suggests
Hangovers cost the UK up to £1.4bn a year
New figures reveal the economic toll of hungover and intoxicated workers
Beer duty 18% lower than 2012, following yet another real-terms cut
Duty cuts will cost a total of £9.1 billion to 2024
Budget 2018: Duties frozen
Move to cost Treasury 880m over the next five years
Raising alcohol taxes could boost the economy, study finds
Raising alcohol taxes by 10% could boost GDP by £850 million and create an additional 17,000 jobs in the UK