Thread: So, The Budget
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Old 17-03-2008, 12:06   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Stichman View Post
Th alchohol tax hikes are completely ridiculous. If Darling is going to try and justify it by claiming he's clamping down on binge drinking, he's having a laugh. The neds and old men that stagger past my flat at 1pm aren't cradling a 12 year Dalwhinnie or a nice bottle of Talisker. So why hike up whisky by 55p? I notice it's only bottles between 20 and 100 quid that this applies to, so whilt the wasters can keep stocking up on cheap vodka, the responsible drinker is punished.
yea i agree. i don't think just putting the price up is going to have any affect on binge drinking. people are still going to want to get fucked and will find a way to do that regardless of the price. they need to think about why people drink like that. unfortunately i don't think there's an easy answer.
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