Price of alcohol - Page 3

andrewb · 16-03-2009, 09:19

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Originally Posted by g jones

Taxation on alcohol served in a public house should be reduced and content % taken into consideration. Like Sweden. Alcohol to take away should have taxation increased substantially.

I don't see why the rich should be able to get very drunk without going in the pubs, but everyone else has to suffer from taxation.

The whole idea proposed by this report is daft. It'll kill off the remaining pubs, although the way things have gone you'd think it was in labours manifesto to do that. Punishing the majority because of a minority of people can't drink responsibly, is wrong.

jaysay · 16-03-2009, 09:48

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Originally Posted by accyman

lol i can just see you and less an running a moonshine operation

They could actually make a TV series about it to accyman, The Dukes of Accy

jaysay · 16-03-2009, 09:51

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Originally Posted by grannyclaret

If you buy chocolate liquor will you get done twice,, Well they are going to tax chocolate as well...
WHEN IS THE BREATHING FRESH AIR TAX COMING...SHEESE

For goodness sake GC keep it quiet, don't give Goedon and his little Darling any ideas

katex · 16-03-2009, 09:59

It won't make any difference to the Saturday night bingers ... they will just have to decrease their intake from 20 pints to 18 ... still enough to get hammered.

andrewb · 16-03-2009, 10:20

I add that the Conservatives also only seem to have half a clue about how to deal with the problem. They suggest it requires more than some price fiddling, and more a social change. They however, believe increasing taxation on high alcohol drinks aimed at younger drinkers and getting rid of loss leader promotions will work, and not impact on moderate drinkers. What a load of rubbish, people are not fussy, they'll just switch drinks to ones not aimed at young drinkers.

jambutty · 16-03-2009, 10:26

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Originally Posted by Neil

Instead of pricing by alcohol content, what about limiting the alcohol content of beer? Would that not have the same effect without costing us more money?

Since when have this government or the other lot done anything sensible that the people want?

Have some Karma for a sensible suggestion.

SPUGGIE J · 16-03-2009, 17:49

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Originally Posted by katex

It won't make any difference to the Saturday night bingers ... they will just have to decrease their intake from 20 pints to 18 ... still enough to get hammered.

Crikey at that level their livers must be like pikled herring.

Its that kind of drinking that has caused the problem we have today. What I want to know is what they really gain from it apart from a light wallet and a sore head?

jambutty · 16-03-2009, 18:20

I see that Brown is against pricing booze by its alcohol content.

Well he would be wouldn’t he? He enjoys his booze so he’s not going to make it more expensive for himself is he?

Brown doesn’t smoke and surprise, surprise he was all for banning smoking in pubs etc.

Wynonie Harris · 17-03-2009, 08:58

Absolutely no chance of this happening, because our real masters, the EU, wouldn't allow it!