Tax on cider may shift again after the General Election in the UK after the opposition Conservative Party declared itseld against the duty rise in the Government’s Budget.
Conservative Party leaders hinted that they may reverse a 10% above inflation tax rise on cider announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling in the 2010 Budget this week.
“They’ve used it as a cloak for a huge duty rise on all cider drinkers – instead of just the super strength white ciders that are linked to problem drinking – and that is something that will hit the industry hard and it is something we oppose,” said shadow chancellor George Osborne yesterday (25 March).
A Conservative victory in the UK General Election, expected in early May, would likely herald a new Budget.
Darling said the higher tax rise for cider was to “correct a longstanding anomaly” when compared to other drinks.
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