Lord Kilclooney – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2016-03-16.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the proposed freeze on duty for Scotch whisky and cider will also apply to Bushmills Whiskey and Armagh Cider in Northern Ireland.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Alcohol duty rates are applied in the same way across the UK. Budget 2016 froze the duty rates on spirits and on still and lower strength sparkling cider.