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“What we see is alcohol duty going up at a time that consumers are looking for relief on prices”

The Treasury said 3,585 London pubs would get a boost from new tax rules, but wine producers argued bottle price will increase

Prime minister and chancellor behind plans to increase duty on alcoholic drinks

The increases to a number of drinks, set out in the Spring Budget, are set to come into force on Tuesday

In recent years, drinkers have become more aware of the health dangers of drinking alcohol, from disease to risky behaviour and poorer wellbeing. Events like the just-finished Dry July, Febfast and Hello Sunday Morning – when people voluntarily abstain from alcohol for periods of time – are growing in popularity…

Colin Neill, of Hospitality Ulster, said businesses will have no option but to increase prices.

THE Tory government has been accused of a “complete betrayal” of Scotland’s whisky industry with new rules set to come into force that will…

Prime minister and chancellor behind plans to increase duty on alcoholic drinks

Researchers said that people should avoid alcohol altogether.

As Republican-led states roll back the alcohol service age so teens can serve hard drinks, they also put them in danger

Covid, court, bereavement: although the PiL man’s new album could not have been made against a worse backdrop, his glass of non-alcoholic cider remains half full