Drinks trade unites to push back on flawed waste packaging scheme
The UK drinks trade has written to the Government highlighting “significant” concerns regarding the implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (EPR) and calling for an urgent meeting with […]
The WSTA warns UK consumers to brace themselves for escalating prices as a double whammy tax grab is on the horizon
Treasury coffers suffer after record breaking alcohol tax rises lead to a dip in sales. Consumers are being warned to expect substantial price rises on their favourite alcoholic drinks as […]
Wine retailers warn customers price rises are on the horizon
Some of the UK’s biggest wine retailers are bracing their customers for price rises with costly changes to the way wine is taxed on the way from February. Majestic, Laithwaites, […]
The WSTA calls for a two-year freeze to alcohol duty to claw back desperately needed Treasury coffers
Wine and Spirit businesses are calling on the Government to freeze alcohol duty, for at least two years, to help towards plugging the black hole in the public finances. Alcohol […]
WSTA calls on Chancellor to cut alcohol duty in a submission to the Treasury
Still wine hasn’t seen a duty cut in 40 years. Having some of the world’s highest wine and spirit duty rates has seen sales plummet . The Wine and Spirit […]
Wine and spirit businesses share a collective sigh of relief over alcohol tax freeze
Chancellor provides a little Christmas cheer – the WSTA says let’s make this freeze last all year! The Wine and Spirit Trade Association has welcomed a freeze to alcohol duty, […]
Autumn Statement – What to expect…
Troubling times ahead for the drinks industry with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set to deliver the Autumn Statement tomorrow. As we gear up for the big reveal, here’s a quick guide […]
The Chancellor’s alcohol duty hikes are losing the Treasury cash and putting businesses at risk
Wine and spirit businesses are calling on the Chancellor to freeze alcohol duty at the Autumn Statement after latest data shows a worrying decline in sales. The Wine and Spirit […]
Wine and spirit prices set to reach an all-time high if the Chancellor raises alcohol duty for a second time this year
Wine and spirit businesses are calling on the Chancellor to freeze to alcohol duty, until the end of the Parliament, when he delivers his Autumn Statement on 22 November. The […]
Fortified wine duty hikes set to crush UK’s oldest trading relationship
On Friday (16th June) fortified wine businesses will be celebrating the 650th anniversary of the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 – the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world still in force […]
Sir Graham Brady announced as new chair of Wine and Spirits APPG
Sir Graham Brady, MP for Altrincham and Sale West, and chair of the 1922 committee, has been elected as the new chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Wine […]
Wine drinkers are facing a super stealth tax when alcohol duty goes up in August
Wine drinkers face rocketing prices if the Chancellor goes ahead with a double pronged tax hike, likely to be announced at the Spring Budget. When the Government’s new alcohol duty […]