The Treasury has published its call for evidence on an Alcohol duty review. The review is being undertaken following the UK’s exit from the European Union to improve and simplify the current system. The call for evidence seeks views on a number of points including: whether the method of alcohol taxation should be standardised, whether the duty categories should be changed or unified, more could be done to tackle avoidance and evasion of duty and whether distinctions should be made based on the place of retail.
The Government is not committed to a particular direction for reform at this stage and will use the review to understand stakeholder views and the available evidence to inform its decision-making.
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