Alcohol Duty Rates
On 23 April 2009, duties on alcohol will be:
| Rate per litre of pure alcohol | Current | on 23 April 2009 |
| Spirits | £22.20 | £22.64 |
| Spirits-based ready to drink | £22.20 | £22.64 |
| Wine and made-wine: Exceeding 22% abv | £23.05 | £22.64 |
| Rate per hectolitre per cent of alcohol in the beer | ||
| Beer | £16.15 | £16.47 |
| Rate per hectolitre of product | ||
| Still cider and perry: Exceeding 1.2%, not exceeding 7.5% abv | £31.21 | £31.83 |
| Still cider and perry: Exceeding 7.5%, not exceeding 8.5% abv | £46.83 | £47.77 |
| Sparkling cider and perry: Exceeding 1.2%, not exceeding 5.5% abv | £31.21 | £31.83 |
| Sparkling cider and perry: Exceeding 5.5%, not exceeding 8.5% abv | £203.14 | £207.20 |
| Wine and made-wine: Exceeding 1.2%, not exceeding 4% abv | £64.65 | £65.94 |
| Wine and made-wine: Exceeding 4%, not exceeding 5.5% abv | £88.90 | £90.68 |
| Still wine and made-wine: Exceeding 5.5%, not exceeding 15% abv | £209.82 | £214.02 |
| Still wine and made-wine: Exceeding 15%, not exceeding 22% abv | £279.74 | £285.33 |
| Sparkling wine and made-wine: Exceeding 5.5%, not exceeding 15% abv | £203.14 | £207.20 |
| Sparkling wine and made-wine: Exceeding 15%, not exceeding 22% abv | £268.75 | £274.13 |
The impact of the alcohol duty changes is shown in the table below
| Product | Typical Unit | Excise Duty inc VAT at 15% of the Duty |
| Beer @ 4.2% abv | pint | 1p |
| Wine | 75cl bottle | 4p |
| Sparkling wine | 75cl bottle | 5p |
| Spirits @ 37.5% abv | 70cl bottle | 13p |
| Spirits-based ready to drink | 275ml bottle | 1p |
| Cider & perry | litre | 1p |
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