Whisky makers crippled by George Osborne’s ‘unfair’ taxes as 79% of each bottle is tax

‘Scotch whisky makers have attacked Chancellor George Osborne for ­crippling them with “unfair” tax.

They have complained that for every bottle sold in the UK 79 per cent of the price paid is tax.

That means for a £12.50 bottle of Bells £7.90 is taken in duty and £2.08 in VAT.’

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