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Another Brexit Benefit



"Fans of full-bodied red wines and boutique gins will have to shell out more from next week as post-Brexit alcohol duty rules come into force in the UK, while those who prefer beer risk ending up paying the same for a weaker lager in a sign of “drinkflation”.

First set out by Rishi Sunak in 2021, the new system aims to encourage consumers to cut back by taxing a drink according to its alcohol content rather than putting it in one of four categories: wine and made-wine, beer, spirits, and ciders."

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"According to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, which represents more than 300 companies, 80 per cent of the wine consumed in the UK is bought in supermarkets and smaller retailers. At present, the duty on a bottle of wine with an alcohol percentage by volume of 15 per cent or less is £2.23.

From August 1, thanks to an easement that will end in February 2025, still and sparkling wines with an ABV of between 11.5 per cent and 14.5 per cent will be taxed an extra 44p, the rate for a bottle with 12.5 per cent ABV.

Wines stronger than 14.5 per cent ABV will pay a sliding scale of duty: the levy on a bottle of port with 20 per cent ABV, for example, will jump from £2.98 now to £4.28. Still wines under 11.5 per cent ABV, which make up 12 per cent of total wine produced, will see duty reduce."
 
JohnD said:
From August 1, thanks to an easement that will end in February 2025, still and sparkling wines with an ABV of between 11.5 per cent and 14.5 per cent will be taxed an extra 44p, the rate for a bottle with 12.5 per cent ABV.
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Mottie said:
I blame Mrs Mottie who types up consultations for a liver consultant. She now considers herself a fully fledged liver expert! I had orders not to get anything over 12.5%, preferably less. No fun!
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I rarely have anything above 13.5% anyway so the higher rate won’t affect us but 44p? <splutter> That’s almost a mouthful!
 
sounds exactly like scotland has been doing for quite a while now
 
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was our government unable to apply this change when we were a member of the EU?
 
JohnD said:
Another Brexit Benefit



"Fans of full-bodied red wines and boutique gins will have to shell out more from next week as post-Brexit alcohol duty rules come into force in the UK, while those who prefer beer risk ending up paying the same for a weaker lager in a sign of “drinkflation”.

First set out by Rishi Sunak in 2021, the new system aims to encourage consumers to cut back by taxing a drink according to its alcohol content rather than putting it in one of four categories: wine and made-wine, beer, spirits, and ciders."

FT.com
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Are you saying it is a good thing or a bad thing? How would you feel if they raised the duty on cigarettes?
 
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