76Rates of alcoholic liquor duties
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(1)ALDA 1979 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 36(1AA) (rates of general beer duty)—
(a)in paragraph (za) (rate of duty on lower strength beer), for “£9.17” substitute “£8.62”, and
(b)in paragraph (a), (standard rate of duty on beer), for “£19.12” substitute “£18.74”.
(3)In section 37(4) (rate of high strength beer duty), for “£5.09” substitute “£5.29”.
(4)In section 62(1A) (rates of duty on cider), in paragraph (a) (rate of duty per hectolitre on sparkling cider of a strength exceeding 5.5%), for “£258.23” substitute “£264.61”.
(5)For Part 1 of the table in Schedule 1 substitute—
“PART 1Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 22%
| Description of wine or made-wine | Rates of duty per hectolitre £ |
|---|---|
| Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 4% | 84.21 |
| Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 4% but not exceeding 5.5% | 115.80 |
| Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5% but not exceeding 15% and not being sparkling | 273.31 |
| Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5% but less than 8.5% | 264.61 |
| Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength of at least 8.5% but not exceeding 15% | 350.07 |
| Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 15% but not exceeding 22% | 364.37”. |
(6)The amendments made by this section are treated as having come into force on 24 March 2014.