Sentences with phrase «increased alcohol taxes»

«In 2008 the government raised alcohol duty by six per cent in real terms and introduced a duty escalator that automatically increased alcohol taxes by two per cent above inflation every year thereafter,» he said.

Commenting on the findings of this report, IAS Chief Executive Katherine Brown said: «The desire to support pubs has often been used as a reason to resist policies to reduce alcohol - related harm, including minimum unit pricing, increasing alcohol taxes and stricter drink - drive laws.

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No details were immediately available on the measures, which are expected to include across - the - board tax hikes, including raising the rate of consumer tax by one percentage point to 24 percent and increasing taxes on fuel, coffee, alcohol, tobacco and hotel stays.

On Monday, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau reported that cigarette shipments for the first half of 2015 have increased from the same period the previous year.

Nuisance and «sin» taxes may be maintained and even increased, especially on alcohol and tobacco products.

While the campaign trail in Strathmore - Brooks, Mr. Jean and candidate Derek Fildebrandt cleverly walked around town with a giant arrow in hand pointing out services and commodities, like alcohol and gas, which became more expensive due to tax increases in the recent provincial budget.

The social harm done by alcohol abuse almost certainly is increased by the imperfections of the current tax regime, and so has been the problem of oversupply in the wine industry.

Our modelling suggested that replacing the WET with a volumetric tax, alone, would increase taxation revenue by $ 1.3 billion, reduce overall alcohol consumption by 1.3 %, significantly reduce alcohol related harm and save lives.

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Our findings suggest that whether you want to support pubs or to reduce harmful drinking, the answer is the same: increase the price of the cheapest alcohol through tax or minimum unit pricing.»

The small sample (518) backs the 50p tax rate by a large majority and also supports the new allowance for savers, the scrappage scheme for old cars and the increase in alcohol duty.

That marked a turnaround from the chancellor's pre-referendum warning on the campaign trail that a vote for Brexit would force him to call an emergency budget, with increases in income tax, alcohol and petrol duties, and cuts to the NHS, schools and defence.

«Similar alcohol tax increases implemented across the country could prevent thousands of deaths from car crashes each year,» said Alexander C. Wagenaar, Ph.D., a professor in the department of health outcomes and policy at the UF College of Medicine.

A team of UF Health researchers discovered that fatal alcohol - related car crashes in Illinois declined 26 percent after a 2009 increase in alcohol tax.

«While our study confirms what dozens of earlier studies have found — that an increase in alcohol taxes reduces drinking and reduces alcohol - related health problems, what is unique is that we identified that alcohol taxes do in fact impact the whole range of drinking drivers, including extremely drunk drivers,» Wagenaar said.

Increasing state alcohol taxes could prevent thousands of deaths a year from car crashes, say University of Florida Health researchers, who found alcohol - related motor vehicle crashes decreased after taxes on beer, wine and spirits went up in Illinois.

In a context like today's, with public deficit problems in different European countries, as is the case in Spain, an increase in the tax on alcohol sales would, according to the report's authors, be doubly justified.

A couple of other sources also have been suggested, including tax increases on tobacco and alcohol.

Printing notices of the tax and tips for reducing fuel consumption on gas receipts has the potential to significantly increase driver awareness and reduce demand, as previous government education projects have reduced demand for tobacco, alcohol, and even water during droughts.

A 25 - cent per - drink increase in California's alcohol tax.