Scottish Government to Raise Alcohol Prices, Minimum Price Per UNIT

[Pyroka]

why dont they just educate people about the health implications instead of taxing us to generate yet more income to the government which gets spent on 5 bedroomed houses and roomy cars for all the ******* immigrants that do jack **** for our country.

That would be the smart thing to do, I mean they have sex education so why not alcohol education? The two are closely related and the ages of both audiences are pretty similar too. Alex, I have a real feeling that the government will be getting some money in one form or another, whether that be through us or indirectly through the supermarkets, they will.

[alexxxxx]

That would be the smart thing to do, I mean they have sex education so why not alcohol education? The two are closely related and the ages of both audiences are pretty similar too. Alex, I have a real feeling that the government will be getting some money in one form or another, whether that be through us or indirectly through the supermarkets, they will.

this 'feeling' is false. it's just a minimum price. and i remember at school having drug/alcohol lessons, what it does to you, how much is safe to drink etc.

[GommeInc]

Something tells me those numbers are made up from people who just so happened to of had a drink within a year of dying. Health services across the globe are notorious for adding "causes of death" which probably weren't at all involved, but have a slight possibility. Never say a relative used to drink "socially" or "occasionally", it'll stop the numbers from increasing.

they are not increasing tax on it - they are setting a minimum price. no extra money will go to the government.

So where is the extra money going? It cannot be going to the distributors or the production companies. Government increases like this do not go towards the company(s) involvef, it's against so many regulations as it's effectively saying the alcohol companies are government run

[Pyroka]

this 'feeling' is false. it's just a minimum price. and i remember at school having drug/alcohol lessons, what it does to you, how much is safe to drink etc.

I had a brief drugs lesson, but never an alcohol one. If I did, it was one 1-hour lesson & that was that. I mean fair dos to the government, the Scottish are renowned for their drinking but to think they'll knock drinking on the head with this? It's total crap innit. Bah bloody governments with their bloody scaremongering.

[Pyroka]

It's funny how a day after, if not the same day the news was announced on the alcohol prices raising, this article is posted by Sky News:

http://goo.gl/7tvi

People in the UK are drinking less for the first time in 60 years, according to new figures.

Last year saw the sharpest drop in alcohol consumption since 1948, the British Beer and Pub Association said
Its survey comes from figures from HM Revenue and Customs data on alcohol sold by producers and importers into the UK.

The BBPA, representing the brewing and pub sector, said the data showed a 6% fall in the amount of alcohol drunk in 2009, the fourth annual drop in five years.

It means UK drinkers are now consuming 13% less alcohol than in 2004, with UK drinking remaining below the EU average.
The pub goer's favourite drink is still beer which makes up 60% of all alcohol sales in pubs, hotels and restaurants with wine coming in second at 14% of sales.

The survey is surprising because it comes after recent figures from the Office For National Statistics that found 39% of men and 31% of women regularly drink more than experts say are good for them.

BBPA chief executive Brigid Simmonds said: "These figures will confound many pundits as, yet again, they confirm that as a nation we are not drinking more.
"Those who suggest otherwise need to focus on the hard facts."

Liver specialist Professor Roger Williams says that, while the news is welcome, nearly 40% of men and more than 30% of women are still drinking above the safe limit.

"The number of admissions to hospitals and the number of deaths from liver disease - connected with alcohol abuse - are going up about 8% to 10% a year so really it's a drop in the ocean," he told Sky News.

UK taxes on beer are among the highest in the world and have the second highest duty rate in EU - 10 times higher than in Germany and seven times higher than in France, the BBPA said.

(Sorry for the double post, but the time on editing ran out as I wanted to post this)

[dbgtz]

so more tax money has nothing to do with the situation?
*****, wont be long until they will raise chocolate bars in order to "prevent 20 deaths a year", to like £5.

owell sux2bin scotland.

[Pyroka]

so more tax money has nothing to do with the situation?
*****, wont be long until they will raise chocolate bars in order to "prevent 20 deaths a year", to like £5.

owell sux2bin scotland.

I bet they will tax confectionery before long, just to make so the children of today aren't gorging themselves with sweets. Then they'll put more tax on energy drinks... Oh that'll be one step too far, you make me pay more for Monster I'll rip ya freakin eyebrows off.