Chancellor accused of delivering 'historic blow' to Scotch whisky industry
The Scotch Whisky Association said the rise in alcohol duty from Jeremy Hunt was the ‘largest tax increase for decades’ for the sector.
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The Scotch Whisky Association said the rise in alcohol duty from Jeremy Hunt was the ‘largest tax increase for decades’ for the sector.
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The Scotch Whisky Association said the rise in alcohol duty from Jeremy Hunt was the ‘largest tax increase for decades’ for the sector.
UK alcohol duty is to rise in line with inflation this August, the chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed in Parliament on Wednesday.
The Scotch Whisky Association said the rise in alcohol duty from Jeremy Hunt was the ‘largest tax increase for decades’ for the sector.