Remove the 40L minimum pack size for the proposed draught alcohol duty relief.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Government must remove the 40L minimum package size proposed for draught alcohol duty relief. It should make an assessment of the draught package types used by all UK brewers in supplying hospitality, and set a minimum size accordingly. This measure should not favour large producers over small.

This proposed measure discriminates against smaller UK brewers & cider makers who supply their drinks to hospitality in 20 or 30L packages. It also penalises pubs and bars that rely on & champion these smaller UK producers.

Draught duty relief should apply to all draught beer & cider. The arbitrary 40L figure chosen suggests that the government has been unduly swayed by macro/global beer (who stand to benefit hugely) lobbyists. It does very little to enhance choice or reduce cost to consumers.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned that only alcohol in 40 litre packages will benefit from the new tax relief, but we're not sure if you want the Government to abolish or reduce this threshold.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Apply the proposed 5% duty reduction on beer to any container over 30 litres: Apply the proposed 5% duty reduction on beer to any container over 30 litres

Timeline

4 Nov 2021	Petition opened for signatures
15 Nov 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Nov 2021

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