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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

UK supermarkets exploit tax loophole to produce cider at ‘pocket-money prices’

A hand reaching for a can of cider in a supermarket
Under UK law, cider that is between 3.5% and 8.5% ABV is only taxed at £9.67 per litre of alcohol. Photograph: Tero Vesalainen/Alamy

Supermarkets such as Tesco, Aldi and Lidl are exploiting a tax loophole to produce and sell cheap cider that harms health and causes social problems, alcohol campaigners have claimed.

Over recent years, ciders – sometimes containing as much as 7.5% alcohol – have become cheaper or barely risen in price, despite the cost of beer, wine and spirits soaring, according to research by Alcohol Change UK.

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