Question: how much money does the uk government make from alcohol?
Answer: In the last financial year, the UK government raised £10.7bn in alcohol duty, fairly evenly shared between wine (£4.0bn), beer (£3.3bn) and spirits (£3.1bn). Relatively little duty is raised on cider (£0.3bn) both because it is a smaller market, and because it is taxed at a relatively low rate.