Higher alcohol taxes to fund NHS would benefit poor – study

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Research appears to upend idea alcohol taxes are regressive and prompts call for rise in budget

Raising alcohol taxes does not disproportionately affect poorer households, once the effects of the potential additional funds generated to plough into the NHS are taken into account, according to a study.

 

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Except if they want a drink.......

Yay! Another tax!

Will push people to brew their own, hopefully.

So would higher corporate taxes, barman finds

Higher taxes on the rich to fund the nhs and all vital public services will benefit everybody - facts

Money isn't the problem with the NHS but mismanagement and a rampant culture of nepotism.

How bout just taxing the rich?

higher taxes on the people who already own everything would benefit the NHS and poor

The tax needs to be VAT style not flat rate. A cheap bottle of sparkling wine is 2/3s tax compared to 1/50th for good champagne.

taxing the guardian out of existence would benefit everyone

If you tax the pubs more they will go out of business. Add it to the cost of drink in the supermarket. It is far too cheap now

And, of course, we all know the poor don't drink alcohol....

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