In line with inflation after a 6 year freeze. Makes sense.
>A Public Health Scotland study published in June last year found the MUP scheme had helped to reduce alcohol-related health inequalities.
>Based on comparisons with England, it estimated there were 13.4% fewer deaths related to alcohol than would have happened without the policy, as well as 4.1% fewer hospital admissions.
That’s a much better outcome than I remember ever hearing about before now.
Joke policy as I buy most of my alcohol online nowadays and completely bypass the minimum price legislation.
I wonder how long it’ll be till an enterprising soul starts organising “booze cruises” on a coach to Carlisle or Berwick Upon Tweed.
The SNP said they were concerned about child poverty, then raise the minimum price of alcohol aggressively – alcohol dependent parents will still consume the same amount of alcohol but now will have even less household money to spend on items like food and clothing, placing their family deeper into poverty.
More parents at food banks because more parents will have less to spend on food now I’d presume.
You cannot tax your way out of a cultural issue, but the SNP know raising tax is easier than educating people properly on alcohol and fostering a culture shift via this avenue.
As a non drinker this really doesn’t bother me at all.
Doubling down on a policy that simply punishes those who do not have alcohol health concerns and those who work in the industry. While simultaneously ignoring the fact that many of those with addiction issues can simply switch to drugs like street Valium for 50p a pill. If the policy has failed to reduce alcohol related deaths then it is fundamentally flawed and has failed to achieve it’s stated aim then why continue with it?
Comments here will soon reveal our abusive relationship with alcohol. Stay tuned folks…
Nanny state pish.
I don’t understand how it works. Am I subject to this tax if I order whisky online? I live in England.
Back to Amazon Prime.
Worse is, going by last time, the shopkeepers will not just drop the budget crap and keep the semi-premium stuff thats above the new minimum price, but will raise everything all across the range.
All based on very dubious analysis, that our alcoholism got worse at a slightly slower rate than England’s, and media doing a near blackout but virtually in lockstep with government policy and only interviewing the pub trade who not surprisingly agree.
I’d be much in favour for reduced VAT for healthy food and perhaps staple groceries in return for higher VAT on Alcohol and foods containing high amounts of fat/salt/sugar.
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In line with inflation after a 6 year freeze. Makes sense.
>A Public Health Scotland study published in June last year found the MUP scheme had helped to reduce alcohol-related health inequalities.
>Based on comparisons with England, it estimated there were 13.4% fewer deaths related to alcohol than would have happened without the policy, as well as 4.1% fewer hospital admissions.
That’s a much better outcome than I remember ever hearing about before now.
Joke policy as I buy most of my alcohol online nowadays and completely bypass the minimum price legislation.
I wonder how long it’ll be till an enterprising soul starts organising “booze cruises” on a coach to Carlisle or Berwick Upon Tweed.
The SNP said they were concerned about child poverty, then raise the minimum price of alcohol aggressively – alcohol dependent parents will still consume the same amount of alcohol but now will have even less household money to spend on items like food and clothing, placing their family deeper into poverty.
More parents at food banks because more parents will have less to spend on food now I’d presume.
You cannot tax your way out of a cultural issue, but the SNP know raising tax is easier than educating people properly on alcohol and fostering a culture shift via this avenue.
As a non drinker this really doesn’t bother me at all.
Doubling down on a policy that simply punishes those who do not have alcohol health concerns and those who work in the industry. While simultaneously ignoring the fact that many of those with addiction issues can simply switch to drugs like street Valium for 50p a pill. If the policy has failed to reduce alcohol related deaths then it is fundamentally flawed and has failed to achieve it’s stated aim then why continue with it?
Comments here will soon reveal our abusive relationship with alcohol. Stay tuned folks…
Nanny state pish.
I don’t understand how it works. Am I subject to this tax if I order whisky online? I live in England.
Back to Amazon Prime.
Worse is, going by last time, the shopkeepers will not just drop the budget crap and keep the semi-premium stuff thats above the new minimum price, but will raise everything all across the range.
All based on very dubious analysis, that our alcoholism got worse at a slightly slower rate than England’s, and media doing a near blackout but virtually in lockstep with government policy and only interviewing the pub trade who not surprisingly agree.
I’d be much in favour for reduced VAT for healthy food and perhaps staple groceries in return for higher VAT on Alcohol and foods containing high amounts of fat/salt/sugar.