HC Deb 05 May 1998 vol 311 c338W
Mr. Sayeed

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the methodology and structure of the model used by Oxford Economic Forecasting to study the implications of different levels of duty for the beer brewing industry. [40086]

Dawn Primarolo

Officials from Customs and Excise and HM Treasury have met Oxford Economic Forecasting to discuss their work on forecasting the impact on the economy of a cut in beer duty. We do not believe that this work demonstrates that cutting beer duty would provide a sustainable benefit to the economy.