Finance (No.2) Act 2023

Amendment of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of, and Schedule 2 to, Finance Act 2003 (Alcohol Products Tax)

54. The Finance Act 2003 is amended—

(a) in Chapter 1 of Part 2—

(i) in section 73(2A), by the insertion of “(other than in section 78B)” after “Chapter”, and

(ii) in section 78B(2), by the substitution of “or the electronic simplified administrative document (within the meaning of Chapter 2B of Part 2 of the Finance Act 2001 )” for “or the simplified accompanying document (within the meaning of Part 2 of the Finance Act 2001 )”,

and

(b) with effect as on and from 1 January 2024, by the substitution of the following Schedule for Schedule 2:

“SCHEDULE 2

Rates of Alcohol Products Tax

(With effect as on and from 1 January 2024)

Description of Product

Rate of Tax

Spirits:

€42.57 per litre of alcohol in the spirits

Beer:

Exceeding 0.5% vol but not exceeding 1.2% vol

€0.00

Exceeding 1.2% vol but not exceeding 2.8% vol

€11.27 per hectolitre per cent of alcohol in the beer

Exceeding 2.8% vol

€22.55 per hectolitre per cent of alcohol in the beer

Wine:

Still and sparkling, not exceeding 5.5% vol

€141.57 per hectolitre

Still, exceeding 5.5% vol but not exceeding 15% vol

€424.84 per hectolitre

Still, exceeding 15% vol

€616.45 per hectolitre

Sparkling, exceeding 5.5% vol

€849.68 per hectolitre

Other Fermented Beverages:

(1) Cider and Perry:

Still and sparkling, not exceeding 2.8% vol

€47.23 per hectolitre

Still and sparkling, exceeding 2.8% vol but not exceeding 6.0% vol

€94.46 per hectolitre

Still and sparkling, exceeding 6.0% vol but not exceeding 8.5% vol

€218.44 per hectolitre

Still, exceeding 8.5% vol

€424.84 per hectolitre

Sparkling, exceeding 8.5% vol

€849.68 per hectolitre

(2) Other than Cider and Perry:

Still and sparkling, not exceeding 5.5% vol

€141.57 per hectolitre

Still, exceeding 5.5% vol

€424.84 per hectolitre

Sparkling, exceeding 5.5% vol

€849.68 per hectolitre

Intermediate Beverages:

Still, not exceeding 15% vol

€424.84 per hectolitre

Still, exceeding 15% vol

€616.45 per hectolitre

Sparkling

€849.68 per hectolitre

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