questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take steps to avoid spirits producers forestalling sales to reduce the amount of duty they owe.
answerText: As with all taxes, the government keeps the alcohol duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.HMRC published its most recent quarterly alcohol bulletin in November 2023. This can be found here:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcoh...
heading: Spirits: Excise Duties