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Dear Sir... Readers' Views (18/08/16)

Thu, 18 Aug, 2016 - 01:00

Tax hikes do quench our thirst for alcohol

In a piece on the proposed sugar tax (‘Mooted sugar tax may not be such a sweet idea’, Thursday, August 11), Paul Mills reports that “while constantly increasing the price of alcohol has made us one of the most expensive locations in Europe, it has done very little to reduce alcohol consumption”.

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