The budget is 1 week away. Wine duty will already go up 9% on 1st August 2023 Any decision to add RPI to duty at the #budget would mean a >20% #wine #duty increase in 2023 We call on Sir Jeremy Hunt MP James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 HM Treasury to support our industry #FreezeWineDuty #FairerDrinksTax

Please read the alcohol industry's letter in The Times and The Sunday Times today Sir Jeremy Hunt MP James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 HM Treasury Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma @lrobertsonTewks Dominic Raab Dr Ben Spencer Esther McVey Adam Afriyie @BrineMP #FairerDrinksTax #wine #duty #budget

We are delighted to host the POLITICO Christmas Party @10_11CHT with drinks served by our members Campari Group UK, GalloFamilyVineyards,Laithwaites, Majestic Wine, Pernod Ricard, Fells Wine Importers   We are calling on Sir Jeremy Hunt MP to supress the #Grinch & keep tax hikes low #FairerDrinksTax

Good summary of #DRS #mess from BBC Scotland News Glen Campbell Something’s gotta give…

Distilleries could be barred from selling their product in Scotland after only 664 companies sign up to the controversial 20p 'return plan' telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/0…

“61% of a £5 bottle of wine is tax” Add Sir Jeremy Hunt MP ‘s 44p extra duty per bottle and from 1st August £3.50 of a £5 bottle is tax 70%! Yes, really, 70%… #wine #duty #fairerdrinkstax

“If you’re in the UK wine & spirits trade and not already a member of the WSTA, you’re missing out!” #wine #wineindustry #spirits #spiritsindustry #wsta #tradeassociation #advocacy #FairerDrinksTax Direct Wines

Essential long read ahead of the new wine duty rates coming in on 1st August: 🔴 20% duty increase for most still wines 🔴 44% duty increase for fortified wines 🔴 More complexity for wine businesses Great 🧵Gavin Quinney #wine #duty #FairerDrinksTax

New Ventures Podcast: Listen to Direct Wines Group CEO David Gates discuss our sustainability strategy with Sanjoy Sanyal & Jaideep Prabhu Podcast link below #sustainability #wine #climatechange #biodiversity #lightweighting #glass #packaging #shipping #recycling #vineyards

Now's the time to write to your MP and tell them how losing the temporary easement for wine duty will affect your business - letter template link here @DanielLambert29 WSTA drinksretailingnews.co.uk/keep-the-tempo…

Important meeting with ⁦Gareth Davies MP⁩ ⁦HM Treasury⁩ - in advance of #Budget2024 ⁦⁦WSTA⁩ set out impact of historic duty rises in August And made case for #cut to #excise #duty and to maintain wine easement

🚨 HMRC’s latest data shows excise duty receipts for wine & spirits were down £436m for HM Treasury between Sept & Jan compared to 2022/23. Add to that, losses from beer & cider, Treasury coffers are down almost £600m 📉 #CutDrinksDuty🙏Sir Jeremy Hunt MP wsta.co.uk/press-release/…

Alcohol inflation causing £600m hole in Treasury coffers #CutDrinksDuty #WSTA Laithwaites Sir Jeremy Hunt MP thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/02/alcoho…

A reminder ahead of the #budget that the UK #wine trade faces huge new complexity next year Making the wine duty easement permanent stops new red tape. A #duty cut increases Gov't revenue. Both reduce inflation Sir Jeremy Hunt MP Gareth Davies MP HM Treasury WSTA #CutDrinksDuty

What is the wine easement and why do we need to make it permanent? Miles Beale, Chief Executive, explains... #CutDrinksDuty #WSTA #WineAndSpirits #Duty #WineEasement Miles Beale Sir Jeremy Hunt MP HM Treasury

A lot to talk about @londonwinefair today: - wine duty - future of the UK wine trade - no/low - sustainability - alternative formats - Deposit Return Schemes - Extended Producer Responsibility - Packaging Recycling Notes #wine #duty #sustainability #packaging #advocacy

The UK wine trade is aligned on this: make the wine duty easement permanent. Allowing it to end on 01/02/2025 would introduce significant additional administration and cost - both inhibitors to growth James Murray Rachel Reeves Olivia Bailey MP HM Treasury WSTA #wine #duty