Part 1Direct and indirect taxes

Indirect taxes

21Alcoholic liquor duties: rates

(1)

ALDA 1979 is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 5 (rate of duty on spirits), for “£27.66” substitute “ £28.74 ”.

(3)

In section 36(1AA) (rates of general beer duty)—

(a)

in paragraph (za) (rate of duty on lower strength beer), for “£8.10” substitute “ £8.42 ”, and

(b)

in paragraph (a) (standard rate of duty on beer), for “£18.37” substitute “ £19.08 ”.

(4)

In section 37(4) (rate of high strength beer duty), for “£5.48” substitute “ £5.69 ”.

(5)

In section 62(1A) (rates of duty on cider)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) (rate of duty per hectolitre on sparkling cider of a strength exceeding 5.5%), for “£268.99” substitute “ £279.46 ”,

(b)

in paragraph (b) (rate of duty per hectolitre on cider of a strength exceeding 7.5% which is not sparkling cider), for “£58.75” substitute “ £61.04 ”, and

(c)

in paragraph (c) (rate of duty per hectolitre in any other case), for “£38.87” substitute “ £40.38 ”.

(6)

For the table in Schedule 1 substitute—“Table of rates of duty on wine and made-wine

Part 1Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 22%

Description of wine or made-wine

Rates of duty per hectolitre £

Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 4%

88.93

Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 4% but not exceeding 5.5%

122.30

Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5% but not exceeding 15% and not being sparkling

288.65

Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5% but less than 8.5%

279.46

Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength of 8.5% or of a strength exceeding 8.5% but not exceeding 15%

369.72

Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 15% but not exceeding 22%

384.82

Part 2Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 22%

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%

28.74”.

(7)

The amendments made by this section are treated as having come into force on 13 March 2017.