The Chancellor has decided how much you will pay for drinks in shops, bars, pubs and restaurants

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced how much will be added to alcohol prices you pay in shops, bars, pubs and restaurants in the year ahead with a statement as part of today's Budget . Alcohol tax in the UK is an excise duty paid by producers and importers, calculated based on the strength (ABV) and category of the alcohol

Rachel Reeves announced in her Budget speech that alcohol duty would rise in line with inflation. It normally rises in line with the Retail Price Index from September – which this year was 4.5%. Alcohol duty will be uprated with the RPI on 1 February 2026 to maintain its current real-terms value.

Rachel Reeves said: " The government heard representations from stak

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