asperity Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 In Scotland the government is looking to bring in minimum pricing for alcohol. Have a vote on what you think about the idea here: http://www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/ Not going to well for them just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Daft idea. Just create a black market in cheap booze, an opeining for the criminal and an increase in crime amongst the desperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Same principle they apply to fags: keep taxing it to reduce demand/use - and pull in some revenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Tesco are currently offering a litre bottle of Bells whiskey for ?10 and that?s cheaper than what you can buy it from duty free. Won't affect me in the least and if cheap booze helps to keep some of the yobs out of the pubs then I'm ok with that. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 The same offer at ASDA! Pity I don't drink whisky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 It seems the routine nowadays is, to down a bottle of Vod from the S/Market, BEFORE leaving home so your already well lubricated for a night in Town! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway56 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Presumably this is meant to be getting at the supermarkets with their low cost alcohol. This would mean a different level of duty between them and other purveyors of alcohol which wouldn't stand a minutes scrutiny before Lord Justice Beak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Happen to suspect the S/Markets have more influence on Government than most think, therefore I doubt it hapening - but IF they had the bottle to do it - it just requires changes in legislation, which Justice Beak then has to conform with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 I'm sure the supermarkets would dance with joy to be told there was now a minimum price on booze. Nobody can undercut them and sell cheaper, so their market share is protected as they are still the cheapest option. Not only that, but their profit margin isn't just protected, it's increased - and nobody can criticise them, because it's the law! That'd put 5p on the shares too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 It's not often you're wrong LP, but I suspect you're right again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 If they do whack up the taxes, then for sure it?ll just restart the booze cruise industry again and cheap beer will still be available but from the back of a van. The way I see it is that there?s nothing fundamentally wrong with low priced drinks unlike low priced food where some form of exploitation has to be considered. If the key issues are mainly health and the anti social effects then to what they did in the tobacco industry and force the manufactures to print bloody big warnings on the cans. If the problem is mainly younger and under age drinkers then again do as they did with tobacco and raise the age limit. Bill PS Sorry it was ASDA with the cheap whiskey not Tesco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 It's not often you're wrong LP, but I suspect you're right again Asp! Asp! Someone's signed in as you and posting nice things about me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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