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Responding to the Chancellor’s decision to increase most alcohol duty from 1st August, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said: “The Government’s decision to increase most alcohol duty today is […]

Ahead of the Spring Budget, 46 leading health experts including members of the Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA), academics and parliamentarians are urging the Chancellor of the Exchequer to increase alcohol duty when the current freeze […]

The Alcohol Health Alliance UK have submitted a representation ahead of the Spring 2023 budget, setting out: The submission makes the following recommendations: Read the full submission here:

The UK Government have announced that the freeze on alcohol duty will now be extended until August 2023. In response, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, said: “We are pleased that […]

Colin Angus, senior research fellow at the University of Sheffield, unpacks the relationship between alcohol duty, inflation, and the public health impact.

The Chancellor has announced that the previously planned alcohol duty freeze will be reversed. In response, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said: “We welcome the Government’s recent decision to […]

On 23 September 2022, Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng delivered his Growth Plan 2022, setting out Government plans to tackle the rising cost of living and tame inflation. This included the decision to freeze alcohol duty […]

Scotland continues to see a drop in per person alcohol sales, highlighting the effect minimum unit pricing is having. Those exceeding the 14 unit guidance has dropped from 34% in 2003 to 24% in 2019. […]