- The UK contributes 40% of the total beer excise revenue raised by 27 EU nations, whilst accounting for only 13% of total EU beer volumes.
- In five years the headline rate of beer duty has risen by more than 35%
Raising the price has not, and will not, stop problem drinkers from having problems.
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Problem drinkers just scrounge more money of their mates due to price hikes and then play hide and seek between the the "Bridge" "New Inn" and "Throbbing wine bar"...bastard!!!
I saw "problem drinker" scrounging in The Nags Head last night too!
Are there likely to be any unintended, but hardly unexpected, consequences such as booze cruises and an increase in homebrewing? I remember once reading a magazine article, don't know how accurate it was, but it gave some pretty big numbers for the amount of money our government was losing due to people buying beer and wine in France.
I imagine that there will be more of that, plus more illegal (unregulated, counterfeit) alcohol on sale through the black market.
I've previously identified the typical person that this legislation, if it comes into being, is allegedly intended to affect. But it wont. They'll just continue to steal their drinks.
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