Scottish Whisky Association - Alcohol duty review is a missed opportunity - 30th November, 2010
In response to HM Treasury’s publication today (30 November 2010) of its alcohol taxation and
pricing review, Gavin Hewitt, Chief Executive of The Scotch Whisky Association, said:“The Treasury review is a missed opportunity to introduce a modern alcohol duty system that is
simple and transparent. Scotch Whisky is a uniquely British product, adversely affected by the
historic inequality in the duty regime. We encourage the Government to address this.
“Taxing all drinks on the same basis, according to alcohol content, is the fairest, most
responsible way to tax alcohol. It would also secure over £1bn a year extra tax revenue for the Government.“The higher duty levied on Scotch Whisky means the tax gap with other drinks will widen when
VAT increases in January. We will continue to argue for fundamental reform of the alcohol
duty system in the run up to next year’s Budget.”
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