Cut alcohol tax and help British businesses get back on their feet
Despite over optimistic forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) wine and spirit sales are down and the Treasury is losing cash The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) […]
The Wine and Spirit sector gulps as another tax increase hits on 1st Feb
Government policy to keep piling on taxes is benefiting no-one Wine and spirit prices are set to rise again after another alcohol duty increase, announced at the Autumn Budget, comes into effect tomorrow (1st Feb). The latest RPI tax hike, set at 3.66%, will mean duty on […]
The Wine and Spirit sector despairs at yet another tax raid on alcohol
The Chancellor has once again failed to listen to industry and instead has chosen to make everyone suffer at the Autumn Budget. The Government’s “typically disappointing and shortsighted decision” to […]
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association calls on Government to scrap alcohol tax hikes to help bring down inflation and prevent fuelling further price rises
Wine and spirit businesses are calling on Government to scrap planned duty hikes and avoid more prohibitive price rises, which will further fuel inflation. If the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, ploughs […]
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 […]
The Drinks Trust launches £1m campaign “Face It Together” to support industry colleagues
The Drinks Trust, the drinks hospitality industry charity, is proud to launch its most ambitious campaign yet, Face It Together, with the goal of raising £1,000,000 to continue helping those […]
WSTA is bewildered by Labour’s decision to raise alcohol duty and go ahead with Tory inspired red tape which will stifle the wine and spirit trade
The Chancellor has failed at the first hurdle to listen to business The new Government’s decision to raise alcohol duty by RPI has been described as “counterproductive” and “a real […]
The UK’s wine and spirit sector breathes sigh of relief at a freeze to alcohol duty after disastrous tax hikes
But for wine businesses the benefits of a freeze will be lost after the Exchequer Secretary confirms costly red tape changes to wine duty The wine and spirit sector has breathed […]
The UK’s wine and spirit businesses unite in a call for the Chancellor to announce a duty cut and avoid costly red tape, at the Spring Budget
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association along with over 100 UK wine and spirit producers, retailers and hospitality businesses have made a last-ditch plea for the Chancellor to cut alcohol […]
Soaring alcohol inflation starts to drain Treasury coffers
WSTA calls for a cut in alcohol duty to boost revenue to the Exchequer, invest in British business and help cash strapped consumers Wine and spirit businesses are calling on […]
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, […]