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03-01-2010, 18:34

When supermarkets can sell a can of beer cheaper than a bottle of water it goes to show where the problems are coming from. You can go round any town in the UK at night and see people drinking alcohol in the streets bought from Supermarkets, these people include underage kids, alcoholics and the people who like to get hammered before they hit the town.

Licensees of pubs have clamped down on who they sell alcohol to whay haven't the supermarkets?? IMO the supermarkets are creating this problem by selling beer basement prices or at a loss.

The Government won't hike the price up becuase most of the brewerys are the biggest payers into the Government coffers, if they increase the prices less people will go out hence less duty, the duty will have to come from somewhere.

They are telling people to stop drinking and smoking, these two bring in billions of pounds each year in duty, if people stopped for one month this country would be on it's backside.

03-01-2010, 18:34	#39
Nidge Guest Location: Sutton in Ashfield. Services: Virgin, phone and 50meg Broadband. Posts: n/a	Re: Charging drunks that abuse the NHS When supermarkets can sell a can of beer cheaper than a bottle of water it goes to show where the problems are coming from. You can go round any town in the UK at night and see people drinking alcohol in the streets bought from Supermarkets, these people include underage kids, alcoholics and the people who like to get hammered before they hit the town. Licensees of pubs have clamped down on who they sell alcohol to whay haven't the supermarkets?? IMO the supermarkets are creating this problem by selling beer basement prices or at a loss. The Government won't hike the price up becuase most of the brewerys are the biggest payers into the Government coffers, if they increase the prices less people will go out hence less duty, the duty will have to come from somewhere. They are telling people to stop drinking and smoking, these two bring in billions of pounds each year in duty, if people stopped for one month this country would be on it's backside.