Finns call for 25% tax hike on alcohol as EU presidency begins

A TAX hike on alcohol of at least 25% will be the first item on the agenda for the Finns who took over the EU presidency this week.

The tee-total Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen made his case to the European Parliament for harmonising the amount of money states add to the price of drink.

However, it is not thought that the proposal will affect Ireland because of our high excise rates.