Average Brit pays £333 a year in booze tax
The Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) is ramping up its campaign for a cut in wine duty by highlighting the vast difference paid by consumers in the UK compared to Italy, which if the same would save the average Brit £287 a year.
UK consumers currently pay 55% tax on an average priced bottle of wine at approximately £2.05 per 75cl of wine, the second highest rate in the EU. For sparkling wine duty is 28% higher at £2.63 per bottle. For spirits this rate jumps further still to £7.26 per average priced 70cl bottle. Overall, the average Brit pays around £333 in alcohol tax every year, according to the WSTA.
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