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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the NHS of their decision to freeze duties on alcohol other than white cider.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the NHS of their decision to freeze duties on alcohol other than white cider.
The costing of Budget measures includes only the direct consequences of those measures.
The government does not attempt to quantify the indirect effects of Budget measures, such as the impact on the NHS, as those are dependent on many dynamic factors that are not feasible to accurately model.
This is accordance with the methodology endorsed by the Office of Budget Responsibility.
HM Treasury does consult with the Department of Health, the NHS and other public health bodies on alcohol duties, and will continue to do so.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, prior to the suspension of the alcohol duty escalator announced in the Budget Statement, they conducted a risk assessment of the effects and consequences for the NHS; and if so, what that risk assessment showed.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, prior to the suspension of the alcohol duty escalator announced in the Budget Statement, they conducted a risk assessment of the effects and consequences for the NHS; and if so, what that risk assessment showed.
The government ended the alcohol duty escalator for beer in 2013, and for cider, wine and spirits in 2014.
A Tax Impact and Information Note (TIIN) was published alongside these measures which set out the government’s assessment of the impacts of ending the beer duty escalator. The relevant TIINs for the 2013 changes are attached.
For the 2014 changes please see Section A63 of the Overview of Tax Legislation and Rates document which is also attached.
A separate assessment of the specific impact on the NHS was not undertaken.