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Spirit Duty

Volume 163: debated on Tuesday 1 May 1923

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59.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the proposed tax of 10s. per quarter on imported malting barley will add six-pence per gallon to the cost of making whisky; and will he consider giving distillers a relief from the present duty in spirits similar to that which has been accorded to brewers?

I have received representations in the sense indicated in the first part of the question. As regards the second part, I have been unable to include any relief from the Spirit Duty amongst my Budget proposals.