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Excise duties

Stamp duty land tax

The £175,000 higher threshold level of stamp duty for purchases of residential property will now remain in place until 31 December 2009. This was due to revert back to £125,000 from 3 September 2009. From 1 January 2010 the threshold for residential property in disadvantaged areas reverts back to £150,000.

Excise duties rise by 2 per cent with the resultant increase in retail prices:

Fuel duty

Fuel duty will increase by 2 pence per litre on 1 September 2009, and by 1 pence per litre in real terms each year from 2010 to 2013.

Tobacco and alcohol duties

Tobacco products: from 6pm on 22 April 2009  
Cigarettes 7p for a packet of 20
Cigars 3p for a packet of 5
Hand-rolling tobacco 7p for 25g
Other smoking/chewing tobacco 4p for 25g
Alcohol: from 23 April 2009  
Beer 1p a pint
Wine 4p for a 75cl bottle
Sparkling wine 5p a 75cl bottle
Spirits 13p for a 70cl bottle
Spirits-based ready to drink 1p for a 275 ml bottle
Cider and perry 1p a litre