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Taxation

In 2005' EU spirits producers paid €13.4 billion in excise duties. This represents 47% of the total excise revenue generated by alcoholic beverages' whereas spirits represent only 22% of total alcohol consumption. Please see the detailed alcohol excise revenue statistics for EU-25 countries here (© International Wine and Spirits Record 2007' EU-25 figures for 2005).
 
A detailed overview of excise duty and other tax rates on alcoholic beverages across Europe' incl. EEA and EU candidate countries' can be found here:

2010

  1. Tax rates on alcoholic beverages across Europe' 1 January 2010

2009

  1. Tax rates on alcoholic beverages across Europe' 1 January 2009

2008

  1. Tax rates on alcoholic beverages across Europe' 1 October 2008
  2. Tax rates on alcoholic beverages across Europe ' 1 March 2008
  3. Tax rates on alcoholic beverages across Europe ' 1 January 2008

2007

  1. Tax rates on alcoholic beverages across Europe ' 1 September 2007
  2. Tax rates on alcoholic beverages across Europe ' 1 March 2007
  3. Tax rates on alcoholic beverages across Europe ' 1 January 2007

2006

  1. Tax rates on alcoholic beverages across Europe ' 1 August 2006
  2. Tax rates of alcoholic beverage across Europe ' 1 January 2006

2005

  1. Excise duties on alcoholic beverages across Europe' 1 March 2005

Disclaimer:

While the European Spirits Organisation - CEPS and the SWA endeavour to ensure the accuracy of the above information' they accept no legal responsibility for any errors' omissions or misleading statements caused by negligence or otherwise.


Last updated on 08 March 2010.