Publicans have urged the Government to introduce a 15 per cent tax on off-licence alcohol sales in the budget. The “lid levy†proposal on unopened alcohol sales would raise €240 million for the State while protecting 50,000 jobs and business, the 6000 member Vintners’ Federation of Ireland and Lice
(Reuters) - Younger adults who suffered a stroke were often smokers or had abused drugs or alcohol, according to a U.S. study that looked at over 1,000 patients.
HEALTH chiefs in Wigan have backed the government ministers proposals to introduce a minimum price of 45p per unit of alcohol. Bosses at Wigan’s health trusts say they would welcome the move, as they say services and budgets are being pushed to breaking point by alcohol-rela
From the BBC Scotland's plans for minimum pricing on alcohol are a disproportionate response to the country's drink problems, the European Commission has said. It believed the move could restrict…
From the Institute for Fiscal Studies Today the Home Office has published its consultation on policies to reduce the social costs associated with alcohol consumption. The most high-profile measure is…
By Greg Jenner from Huffington Post UK I've written some pretty controversial things in previous blogs, and yet somehow this is the one that will most likely incur the wrath…
To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. Government proposals to introduce a minimum alcohol price which are being consulted on could not only help drive down crime slash hospital admissions but could als
Ministers have unveiled plans for minimum alcohol prices in England and Wales, which could spell the end for cheap high-strength beer and cider as well as a ban on multi-buy offers in supermarkets and off-licences.
Scotland's plans for minimum pricing on alcohol are a disproportionate response to the country's drink problems, the European Commission has said.