{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/765184.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":765184,"attributes":{"action":"Eliminate wine duty for pubs and restaurants and help socialising","background":"UK consumers pay some of the highest wine taxes in Europe, with duty on a standard bottle of wine now reaching c£3.33 (February 2026). Applying this equally to wine bought for home use & wine bought to serve in pubs creates a massive price gap between supermarket home drinking & socialising in pubs","additional_details":"Reduce wine duty for hospitality venues to match European levels like Italy. We think high prices fuel isolation by making socialising unaffordable, forcing people to drink alone. We believe lowering the tax burden will:\r\n \r\nBoost Mental Health: Make pubs affordable community hubs again.\r\n \r\nPromote Safety: Encourage drinking in regulated social settings over high-volume home consumption.\r\n \r\nSave Pubs: Increase footfall to stop venues closing and support the UK economy.\r\n","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":18,"created_at":"2026-03-24T03:22:09.081Z","updated_at":"2026-04-26T21:18:50.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-04-24T12:46:26.688Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-27T18:23:20.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Simon Fox","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HMT","name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":18}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Gillingham and Rainham","ons_code":"E14001246","mp":"Naushabah Khan MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Herne Bay and Sandwich","ons_code":"E14001282","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Roger Gale MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Manchester Central","ons_code":"E14001352","mp":"Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Newton Abbot","ons_code":"E14001381","mp":"Martin Wrigley MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"North East Derbyshire","ons_code":"E14001391","mp":"Louise Sandher-Jones MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Rutland and Stamford","ons_code":"E14001458","mp":"Alicia Kearns MP","signature_count":5},{"name":"Salford","ons_code":"E14001459","mp":"Rebecca Long Bailey MP","signature_count":3},{"name":"Stalybridge and Hyde","ons_code":"E14001515","mp":"Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Wolverhampton West","ons_code":"E14001596","mp":"Warinder Juss","signature_count":1},{"name":"Yeovil","ons_code":"E14001603","mp":"Adam Dance MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":5},{"name":"East Midlands","ons_code":"E","signature_count":6},{"name":"West Midlands","ons_code":"F","signature_count":1},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":2},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":3}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}