Alcohol fraud: next steps
This consultation provides further details and seeks views on the next steps the Government plans to take to tackle existing and emerging threats to the UK alcohol duty regime.
Alcohol duty fraud is damaging the legitimate UK alcohol industry, resulting in losses of approximately £1.2 billion a year to the UK taxpayer. The Government consulted on measures to tackle existing and emerging threats to alcohol duty receipts in 2012.
The Government issued a summary of responses to its 2012 consultation on 17 July 2013 and announced its conclusions and next steps. This consultation explores those next steps further, seeking the views of stakeholders.
This consultation is relevant to all trade representatives, businesses and individuals with an interest in the alcoholic drinks trade, including those who are currently approved by HMRC to produce, hold or move excise goods and those who trade wholesale or retail within the UK. It covers:
- policy and enforcement changes HMRC intends to make to increase its impact on alcohol fraud
- the operation of a scheme to register alcohol wholesalers
- new obligations on registered excise traders to undertake effective due diligence on their supply chains.