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Raising The Price Of Alcohol - Page 8

Supermarkets battle over booze

Small communities trying to restrict the sale of alcohol are fighting a losing battle against supermarkets which want to extend their opening hours. Ref. Source 7k.

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Alcohol-pricing policy delay slammed

Justice Minister Judith Collins' decision to wait and see on a policy that could significantly reduce alcohol harm has been called election-year cowardice. Ref. Source 8

Raising The Price Of Alcohol Health & Special Psychology

Raising the alcohol prices won't remove the booze problem. All it will do is create another problem by encouraging more people to steal their alcohol rather than buy it.

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Predicted Impact Of Different Alcohol Taxation Pricing Policies On Health Inequalities
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Alcohol-content-based taxation or minimum unit pricing (MUP) are both predicted to reduce health inequalities more than taxation based on product value (ad valorem taxes) or alcohol tax increases under the current system (excise duty plus value added tax) in England, according to research.
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Excessive drinkers, high income households pay majority of state alcohol tax increases

People who drink too much and those with higher household incomes would pay more following an increase in state alcohol taxes than those who drink less and have lower household incomes, according to a new study. Ref. Source 4a.