Forecast: @hmtreasury predicted that the duty freeze for all alcohol would cost £225m over 2018/19.
Reality: Feb - July 2018, revenue from the spirits duty freeze alone have increased by £113m, to over £1.63bn.
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Replying to @ScotchWhiskySWA @hmtreasury
Scotch whisky is already shouldering a massive tax burden, this is proof that penalising our producers lowers revenues and hits our distillers #SupportScotch
2:28 AM - 21 Aug 2018
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