The proposals, set out in the chief medical officer's report on the state of the nation's health today, would effectively double
the price of some alcoholic drinks.
If countries wish to raise
the price of alcoholic drinks the European Court has said this can be done through other less restrictive trade measures, including tax and duty.
According to the teacher Lourdes López - Valpuesta the different
prices of alcoholic drinks is a factor that is statistically significant in the relationship between drink - driving and the road accident rate.
Not exact matches
Box 1 provides data by
alcoholic beverage on annual quantity
of alcohol consumed; total value
of sales; excise, goods and services tax (GST) and total tax collected;
price per litre,
price and taxation per standard
drink.
Are
alcoholic drinks included in the
price of an airport lounge?
The study takes into account the
prices of 15 typical holiday items and services - family lunch, beach items and soft and
alcoholic drinks, in 13 popular European resorts and in Orlando, Florida.
Prices include breakfast (2), lunch (2), dinner (1), non
alcoholic drinks, and hotel transfers from Patong, Karon, Kata beach or the south end
of Khao Lak.
Excluded: Flight tickets / Travel, dive and repatriation insurance / Visas and fees / Airport taxes and extra baggage fees / Airport to hotel transfers / Port, Ranger and Marine Park fees (Raja Ampat: $ 180 p.p per trip, Komodo $ 150 p.p per trip, Wakatobi: $ 30 p.p.p.d) / Rangers fees (on - land activity) / Dive rental equipment / Nitrox -
prices USD per person $ 25 per day (up to 4 tanks) payable onboard for all charters / Dive courses and certification, (
price on application) /
Alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, spirits / Soft
Drinks and package snacks / Fuel surcharges ** (may fluctuate with markets, you may be asked to pay an extra fuel allowance up to 60 days prior to departure,
of no more than $ 100 USD per person) / Gratuities (preferred in local currency) / La Galigo Merchandise
Rather than explaining the tax better all over the province, correcting Vander Zalm's math, reducing it to 10 per cent right away, or reminding younger voters that Vander Zalm was the author
of the property purchase tax that added thousands
of dollars to the purchase
price of their homes, the government lost control
of the message and distanced itself from the debate as if the HST were an
alcoholic uncle that no - one wanted to acknowledge because he was
drunk at family gatherings.