Alcohol 2026 budget announcements, SPS alignment and what's coming next?

Join Mills & Reeve and Burness Paull for a webinar aimed at the wine, beer, spirit, and broader alcohol sector, providing a UK-wide update on the Budget.

Katrina Anderson and Pauline McCulloch will be providing an update on the latest regulatory and policy developments and how these issues differ in Scotland as compared to the rest of the UK. We will also be providing a UK-wide update on what the Budget means for the alcoholic drinks industry.

Topics will include:

• The implications of the Budget for alcohol businesses

• Westminster and Scottish Government priorities and the future direction of alcohol regulation

• The developing UK-EU SPS agreement and what it may mean for trade, market access, and regulatory alignment

• Developments in alcohol labelling, low and zero alcohol claims and consumer information requirements and how this varies between Scotland and the rest of the UK.

We hope you can join us for this timely discussion bringing together the perspectives of Mills & Reeve and leading Scottish law firm Burness Paull on the legal and regulatory developments shaping the future of the alcohol industry.

Upon confirmation of your place, you will have the opportunity to send questions to the speakers so they can be covered if possible, during the webinar.

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