Part 1Charges, rates etc
Alcohol and tobacco
9Rates of alcoholic liquor duties
(1)
ALDA 1979 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 5 (rate of duty on spirits), for “£22.64” substitute “
£23.80
”
.
(3)
In section 36(1AA)(a)
(standard rate of duty on beer), for “£16.47” substitute “
£17.32
”
.
(4)
In section 62(1A) (rates of duty on cider)—
(a)
in paragraph (a)
(rate of duty per hectolitre in the case of sparkling cider of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent), for “£207.20” substitute “
£217.83
”
,
(b)
in paragraph (b)
(rate of duty per hectolitre in the case of cider of a strength exceeding 7.5 per cent which is not sparkling cider), for “£47.77” substitute “
£54.04
”
, and
(c)
in paragraph (c)
(rate of duty per hectolitre in any other case), for “£31.83” substitute “
£36.01
”
.
(5)
In section 62(1A) (as amended by subsection (4))—
(a)
in paragraph (b), for “£54.04” substitute “
£50.22
”
, and
(b)
in paragraph (c), for “£36.01” substitute “
£33.46
”
.
(6)
“TABLE OF RATES OF DUTY ON WINE AND MADE-WINE
PART 1WINE OR MADE-WINE OF A STRENGTH NOT EXCEEDING 22 PER CENT
Description of wine or made-wine
Rates of duty per hectolitre £
Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 4 per cent
69.32
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 4 per cent but not exceeding 5.5 per cent
95.33
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent but not exceeding 15 per cent and not being sparkling
225.00
Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent but less than 8.5 per cent
217.83
Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength of 8.5 per cent or of a strength exceeding 8.5 per cent but not exceeding 15 per cent
288.20
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 15 per cent but not exceeding 22 per cent
299.97
PART 2WINE OR MADE-WINE OF A STRENGTH EXCEEDING 22 PER CENT
Description of wine or made-wine
Rates of duty per litre of alcohol in wine or made-wine £
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 22 per cent
23.80”.
(7)
The amendments made by subsections (2) to (4) and (6) are treated as having come into force on 29 March 2010.
(8)
The amendments made by subsection (5) come into force on 30 June 2010.