Price increase on Alcohol Drink.

[TWR]

There has been talk of an increase in wine prices, Cider prices, will that cure the problem?

[Traci66]

It won't cure anything, all it will do is pit yet more money into the governments pocket.

[hc4361]

No. Alcoholics will just be spending more on booze and less on looking after themselves.

[Traci66]

**put

[sandyRoe]

It's going to affect people who drink cheap cider or wine. If a price rise causes them to drink less then it can only be to the good of their health. Maybe they won't see it that way.

[Kiki-frog]

No, people that want to drink will find a way. Increased shop lifting and more cases of people buying and selling dodgy illicit home made vodka and the like, not caring about the physical damage it can cause.

[mrs_overall]

No

[TheNovice]

what problem?

[emmie]

no of course not. That will just put more people in the trade out of business. Those who like a tipple, not some week in week out binge drinker will pay the price.

[commoner]

Price rises will not cure the problem of over drinking...but it will punish responsible drinkers....same old story....:-((

[karenmac60]

Hardened drinkers will spend more on booze and less on food for themselves so they'll end up sicker sooner. Their kids will also miss out on more of the basics. And it's not just cheap wine and cider. The cheaper brands of spirits will also shoot up in price so the occasional treat will become too expensive for responsible drinkers. Oh, and Buckfast wine which causes terrible problems in certain sections of society, will not be going up. It's just another way of taxing the poor. It will have no effect on your middle class couple who down umpteen bottles of mid priced wine per week, but their health is at as much risk.