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Asked by Sarah BoolConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 24 November 2025UIN 92700

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of spirits duty, business rates, VAT, and employer National Insurance contributions paid by pubs in the last 12 months.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

HMRC does not hold readily available data on revenue from spirits duty, VAT, and employer National Insurance contributions paid by pubs.

HMRC does not hold information on business rates which are administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

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