The chancellor made a mistake in raising duty on Scotch whisky, which would have led to a 29p rise in the price of a bottle.
Mr Darling told the Commons:
Can anyone find anywhere in Darling's speech the use of a word like "mistake", "error", or "wrong"? No. They never make them, do they?
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.
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.
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