Oldsmobile-88
Very well known Exeweb poster
With increasing state control of all of our lives in the past 9 months,another health initiative is coming down the tracks.Minimum pricing for alcoholic units(this has already been implemented by the devolved Scottish Administration)
It would not make a great deal of difference to me because I have had enough after a couple of pints once a week these days plus the occasional G & T at home.
The problem with a regressive tax like this,it will always hit those who can least afford it.
In the article below it mentions saving 5,000 lives in a decade.250 a year.Twice that many lives are taken daily in the pandemic at the moment.
The numbers quoted will not sway too many people that it’s a great idea.
I personally think it’s a step too far,it’s not going stop folk over indulging,it will just leave them will less cash at the end of the night.
It would not make a great deal of difference to me because I have had enough after a couple of pints once a week these days plus the occasional G & T at home.
The problem with a regressive tax like this,it will always hit those who can least afford it.
In the article below it mentions saving 5,000 lives in a decade.250 a year.Twice that many lives are taken daily in the pandemic at the moment.
The numbers quoted will not sway too many people that it’s a great idea.
I personally think it’s a step too far,it’s not going stop folk over indulging,it will just leave them will less cash at the end of the night.
Minimum alcohol price demanded to save thousands
More than 5,000 lives could be saved over the next decade if ministers impose both minimum unit pricing for alcohol and steeper taxes on drink, experts have cla
www.thetimes.co.uk