PART 4Excise duties and other taxes
Alcohol
180Rates of alcoholic liquor duties
1
ALDA 1979 is amended as follows.
2
In section 5 (rate of duty on spirits), for “£26.81” substitute “
£28.22
”
.
3
In section 36(1AA) (rates of general beer duty)—
a
in paragraph (za) (rate of duty on lower strength beer), for “£9.76” substitute “
£9.17
”
, and
b
in paragraph (a) (standard rate of duty on beer), for “£19.51” substitute “
£19.12
”
.
4
In section 37(4) (rate of high strength beer duty), for “£4.88” substitute “
£5.09
”
.
5
In section 62(1A) (rates of duty on cider)—
a
in paragraph (a) (rate of duty per hectolitre on sparkling cider of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent), for “£245.32” substitute “
£258.23
”
,
b
in paragraph (b) (rate of duty per hectolitre on cider of a strength exceeding 7.5 per cent which is not sparkling cider), for “£56.55” substitute “
£59.52
”
, and
c
in paragraph (c) (rate of duty per hectolitre in any other case), for “£37.68” substitute “
£39.66
”
.
6
For the table in Schedule 1 substitute—
Table of rates of duty on wine and made-wine
PART 1Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 22 per cent
Description of wine or made-wine
Rates of duty per hectolitre £
Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 4 per cent
82.18
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 4 per cent but not exceeding 5.5 per cent
113.01
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent but not exceeding 15 per cent and not being sparkling
266.72
Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent but less than 8.5 per cent
258.23
Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength of 8.5 per cent or of a strength exceeding 8.5 per cent but not exceeding 15 per cent
341.63
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 15 per cent but not exceeding 22 per cent
355.59
PART 2Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 22 per cent
Description of wine or made-wine
Rates of duty per litre of alcohol in wine or made-wine £
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 22 per cent
28.22
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The amendments made by this section are treated as having come into force on 25 March 2013.