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Unit Pricing of Alcohol - How will it affect you
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I've produced a handy 'look up table' to show the proposed *minimum* prices of various alcoholic beverages.
For instance a pint of beer at 4% = 91p
and a bottle of wine at 13.0% = £3.90
and a bottle of scotch at 40% = £11.20
Use the link below to check on your favourite tipple :
http://oi43.tinypic.com/33y5pw4.jpg
For instance a pint of beer at 4% = 91p
and a bottle of wine at 13.0% = £3.90
and a bottle of scotch at 40% = £11.20
Use the link below to check on your favourite tipple :
http://oi43.tinypic.com/33y5pw4.jpg
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There will be no effect on drinking habits.
There never is. That's why alcohol taxes are so reliable, as is tobacco tax.
Drinkers who are not well off will find the money from somewhere.
Probably from their children's clothing or food budget.
Any legislation to artificially limit drinking habits is misguided and potentially disastrous.
Probably from their children's clothing or food budget.
10:07 Fri 23rd Mar 2012
it will mean the return of the booze cruise and cheap imports fom europe. The government (any government) needs to stop 'mini' supermarkets - we are overloaded with them in London - from selling alcoholto to all and sundry at any time day and night. I've just been in one and 4 cans of strong lager were sold to two guys absolutely out of their head, it's not even midday. At least the major supermarkets seem to have a policy for verifying the age of a customer and I've never seen drunks getting in, let alone getting served in our local Sinsbury's, Tesco's etc. Another tax hitting the general public because governments (local and national)/police/courts can't deal with the root cause of a problem.
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