Not only will a cut to spirits excise duty on Wednesday's #UKBudget drive revenue for @hmtreasury, "it will also help consumers, and the hospitality industry where spirits are a huge driver of profitability" 🗣️ Graeme Littlejohn (@littlegrumpyg) Speaking on @BBCScotland's #TheSundayShow this morning, our Director of Strategy and Communications outlined why reducing the tax burden on spirits could support businesses, consumers and the public finances. Cut the #SpiritsSuperTax. Drive Treasury revenue. Boost the nation.

🥃🇮🇳 With Scotch Whisky exports to India worth £286m in 2025, growth in the world's largest whisky market presents significant opportunities. SWA International Director @IanDuddyUK and Head of Trade (APAC) Stuart Smith joined @scotgov's Indian trade mission to help champion our industry. 🤝 The SWA and the Indian Malt Whisky Association (IMWA) signed an agreement, witnessed by Scotland's First Minister @JohnSwinney MSP, to strengthen our long-term work together

A cut to spirits excise duty in next week's #UKBudget could “drive revenue” for @hmtreasury 🗣️ SWA Director of Strategy and Communications. Speaking directly to MPs in Westminster today, Graeme Littlejohn (@littlegrumpyg) explained how the high tax burden on spirits is putting pressure on producers, supply chains and consumers, without delivering the revenues expected for the Exchequer. #SpiritsSuperTax

Fiscal discipline. Backing British business. Growth in every postcode. These are just some of Chancellor's priorities ahead of the #UKBudget on 28 October. And, as our Director of Strategy and Communications @littlegrumpyG explains, reducing #SpiritsSuperTax could be the solution to all of @hmtreasury's aims 👇🎥

🇮🇳 🥃 SWA International Director @IanDuddyUK and Head of Trade (APAC) Stuart Smith have been in India as part of the #UKGovernment trade delegation, building on the landmark UK-India Free Trade Agreement. The Scotch Whisky industry is proud to work in partnership with Government to showcase Scotch and boost our sector’s global export growth. We joined meetings with representatives from Defra including Secretary of State @angelaeagle MP, and @UKGovScotland Secretary of State @D_G_Alexander MP, as well as our counterparts in the Indian market @IswaiIndia.

📹 Today our Director of Strategy and Communications @littlegrumpyG, along with representatives of the @SpiritsAlliance and @wstauk, met with Financial Secretary to @hmtreasury James Murray. Listen as he explains why the #SpiritsSuperTax should be cut on 28 October 👇

🗨️ “When it comes to spirits duty, ‘the Gordon Brown approach’ is one [the #ScotchWhisky] sector holds up as a clear model of sensible policy in action... delivering increased revenue while supporting a home-grown industry with a supply chain that reaches every postcode.” Ahead of the #UKBudget on 28 October, catch up on yesterday's piece in @thetimes about why a cut to the #SpiritsSuperTax makes sense - for business and the public purse. thetimes.com/uk/scotland/art…

70% of UK spirits are distilled in Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This makes a cut to the #SpiritsSuperTax on 28 October vitally important in generating growth right across the country 📈📈📈

🗨️ "Why should someone choosing to have a dram pay significantly more tax than someone drinking a pint? We want @hmtreasury to address that issue." Our Chief Exec @MarkAGKent spoke to @ScottWWright at @heraldscotland about why a supportive domestic policy environment matters for the #ScotchWhisky industry to continue investing, exporting and creating jobs. heraldscotland.com/news/2662…

After getting to grips with how UK alcohol duty works in Part 1, business and economics journalist @DouglsFraser is taking his investigation to the heart of government: Whitehall 🇬🇧 With three consecutive increases to spirits excise duty in the past three years, he's exploring what happens to the public purse when tax rates keep rising 🧐 With a little help from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), he's unpacking the numbers behind the #SpiritsSuperTax and why the current system isn't delivering as expected. 📆 On 28 October, we're calling for a cut to spirits duty in the #UKBudget to support a more sustainable tax base for HM Treasury while providing the industry greater room to grow and invest.

Following an appeal lodged by the Scotch Whisky Association on 8th October in response to the recent approval of a Geographical Indication for English Whisky, the Irish Whiskey Association, Scotch Whisky Association and Welsh Whisky Association have released the following joint statement 👇

See the #SpiritsSuperTax for yourself 🥃📊 Try out our new interactive Alcohol Duty Calculator: scotch-whisky.org.uk/policy-…: 🥃 Select your drink 📊 Adjust the alcohol strength (ABV) ⚖️ Compare the duty paid at retail and where Draught Relief applies 📲 Download and share your results

“If you choose to have a dram, you’re paying far more in duty than if you choose to have a pint.” 💭 With the #UKBudget just weeks away, our Chief Executive @MarkAGKent explained why the current alcohol duty system isn't working for spirits on the @C2GWhisky podcast. 🎧 Listen here: apple.co/4xUzZFa

“What we’re seeing is a very difficult domestic situation.” 📺🥃 Did you catch our Chief Executive @MarkAGKent on @STVNews last week? Ahead of the #UKBudget on 28 October, Mark outlined the pressure of the #SpiritsSuperTax and why reducing the excise duty burden could help unlock investment, support jobs and communities. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3V9U9NY

Fiscal discipline. Backing British business. Growth in every postcode. These are just some of Chancellor's priorities ahead of the #UKBudget on 28 October. And, as our Director of Strategy and Communications @littlegrumpyG explains, reducing #SpiritsSuperTax could be the solution to all of @hmtreasury's aims 👇🎥