Section 53 | Rates of alcoholic liquor duties

(1)ALDA 1979 is amended as follows.

(2)In section 5 (rate of duty on spirits), for “£28.22” substitute “ £27.66 ”.

(3)In section 36(1AA) (rates of general beer duty)—

(a)in paragraph (za) (rate of duty on lower strength beer), for “£8.62” substitute “ £8.10 ”, and

(b)in paragraph (a) (standard rate of duty on beer), for “£18.74” substitute “ £18.37 ”.

(4)In section 37(4) (rate of high strength beer duty), for “£5.29” substitute “ £5.48 ”.

(5)In section 62(1A) (rates of duty on cider)—

(a)in paragraph (b) (cider of strength exceeding 7.5% which is not sparkling cider) for “£59.52” substitute “ £58.75 ”, and

(b)in paragraph (c) (other cider), for “£39.66” substitute “ £38.87 ”.

(6)For Part 2 of the table in Schedule 1 substitute—

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(7)The amendments made by this section are treated as having come into force on 23 March 2015.