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Originally Posted by richard1960
Can see this being a minefield actually,would this new tax apply equally to pubs/clubs if not i could seeing the supermarkets going to court their prices would go up by government dik-tat but not pubs /clubs.
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I think its fairly easy. Have one level of duty for alcohol sold to be consumed on the premises and another (higher) level for alcohol sold to be consumed elsewhere.
Easy to enforce as most of the binge drinkers don't tend to buy in kegs of premium lager or bottles of wine.
If it becomes more appealing financially to drink in pubs/clubs they would benefit rather than the current climate of a few hours drinking in the house, a taxi to the club when already hammered and a taxi back for more drink and probably a fight.
Initially when this idea was floated in Scotland I was sceptical but the more I hear and the more I think about it I think its one of the few good ideas the Government has had recently.