asked the Minister for Finance in view of the problem of under-age drinking, the reason he does not take the non-alcoholic content of Kaliber beer into account when applying the same excise duty to it as to alcoholic drinks.
Written Answers. - Non-Alcoholic Beers Excise Duty.
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By virtue of the provisions of the Imposition of Duties (No. 258) (Beer) (No. 2) Order, 1982 (S.I. No. 37 of 1982), non-alcoholic beers, including the product referred to by the Deputy, bear a specially reduced excise duty charge of 37.2p per gallon, or 4.65p per pint. The excise duty charge borne by ordinary beer is, on average, approximately 36.8p per pint.