> A broad breakdown of the new measures shows a standard bottle of wine cannot be sold for less than €7.40 and a can of beer for less than €1.70.
> Spirits like gin or vodka with 40% alcohol content cannot be sold for less than €20.70 and a 700 ml bottle of whiskey for less than €22.
I’m afraid that this kinds of measures only work in creating a black market for alcohol.
We are one of the most expensives countries in Europe to buy alcohol and yet we bring in MUP just to help publicans by making alcohol that you can buy in a shop or Off Licence more expensive. This isn’t being brought in for health reasons.
I wouldn’t be so against it if the additional income from higher prices went towards addiction and recovery services but it doesn’t, just into pub landlords and supermarkets pockets. Another tax on the poor for simply existing.
Downing cheap booze in a bush before heading in to town is a rite of passage for every adolescent.
Tobacco consumption has declined significantly due to measures like this and there is no reason the same won’t happen to alcohol
All the evidence shows that this will prevent deaths of the most vulnerable people to alcohol abuse as well as save the health service money.
We are deeply upset and disappointed with this. We already have the most expensive alcohol in the EU and further hikes will not be seen as anything but an excuse to drive to the north. Its deeply unpopular here.
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> A broad breakdown of the new measures shows a standard bottle of wine cannot be sold for less than €7.40 and a can of beer for less than €1.70.
> Spirits like gin or vodka with 40% alcohol content cannot be sold for less than €20.70 and a 700 ml bottle of whiskey for less than €22.
I’m afraid that this kinds of measures only work in creating a black market for alcohol.
We are one of the most expensives countries in Europe to buy alcohol and yet we bring in MUP just to help publicans by making alcohol that you can buy in a shop or Off Licence more expensive. This isn’t being brought in for health reasons.
I wouldn’t be so against it if the additional income from higher prices went towards addiction and recovery services but it doesn’t, just into pub landlords and supermarkets pockets. Another tax on the poor for simply existing.
Downing cheap booze in a bush before heading in to town is a rite of passage for every adolescent.
Tobacco consumption has declined significantly due to measures like this and there is no reason the same won’t happen to alcohol
All the evidence shows that this will prevent deaths of the most vulnerable people to alcohol abuse as well as save the health service money.
We are deeply upset and disappointed with this. We already have the most expensive alcohol in the EU and further hikes will not be seen as anything but an excuse to drive to the north. Its deeply unpopular here.
— daddy, does it mean you gonna drink less?
— no, son. it means you gonna eat less