Beer and Whisky

HC Deb 09 March 1976 vol 907 c175W

Mr. Hooley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list in the Official Report the cost at 1975 prices and including tax, of a pint of beer and of a bottle of whisky on 1st February 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976.

Mr. Denzil Davies

The average cost, at 1975 prices, of beer and whisky was:

	Beer * (pence/pint)	Whisky (£ / bottle)
1972	…	…	25	4.37
1973	…	…	25	4.16
1974	…	…	23	3.49
1975	…	…	23	3.08
1976†	…	…	24	3.33
* Average for first quarter, derived from consumers' expenditure statistics
†Provisional