BBC NEWS | Scotland | Darling admits whisky duty error
Mr Darling told the Commons: “I said on Monday that what I wanted to do was to make sure the level of taxation on alcohol and on cigarettes remained the same.
“So that broadly the reduction in VAT would be cancelled out by a change in duty.
“I think in relation to spirits what we announced on Monday didn’t actually achieve that so I’m tabling a further order today to ensure that on spirits the duty there is at a slightly lower rate, which I think will hugely benefit the spirits industry wherever it is.”
Is anyone else just a teensy bit worried that they can’t get their sums right?
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