Angry representatives of the drinks trade yesterday said the rise in duty on alcohol will do nothing to stop binge drinking but will instead lead to job losses and widen the gap between supermarket and pub prices.
Alistair Darling spoke for
a little over 50 minutes before commending his first Budget to the House. Included in
his proposals were some interesting changes to personal
taxation.
The most imp
Medical experts today gave their strong backing to increases in alcohol duty announced today in the Budget saying that "tough action" was needed to tackle the culture of binge drinking.
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