foxy lady Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 It might sound odd but I think high alcohol duties are good for our drinks industry and for drinkers? Imagine a bottle of good malt whisky that sells at £28. Compare it to a bottle of Lidl own brand Scotch at say £7. The malt is 4 times the price but still sells because it is a premium product. Knock £5 duty off each and you have a £23 bottle of malt competeing with a £2 supermaket whisky that is less than 1/10 the price. Similarly knock 50p off the price of a pint of beer and supermarkets would be virtually giving it away. Pubs would never compete. Duty raised from alcohol is easy to collect and saves us paying some other tax anyhow. So on ballance I think high alcohol duty is more of a benefit than a bind. What do others think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulgarian Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I don't think your sums add-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I think that it is borderline racist, as some faiths do not drink alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy lady Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 I don't think your sums add-up. Oh yes they do. I think it is you that can't add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogs Of War Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I think that it is borderline racist, as some faiths do not drink alcohol. sounds like a stealth tax on Alco`s to me .:hihi: im very happy with my crates of cut price lager from ASDA , long may they continue to help me get drunk cheaply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 The latest I saw was that the Govt and Civil Servants were getting together to try and pass laws that differentiate between certain types of cider. A locally produced real cider, made from apples, would suffer a lower rate of duty than mass produced chemicals like White Lightning, which have never been near an apple in their life. Sounds good to me if they can properly frame the legislation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 sounds like a stealth tax on Alco`s to me .:hihi: im very happy with my crates of cut price lager from ASDA , long may they continue to help me get drunk cheaply. Put a tax on religious symbols and apparel, watch the brown stuff flying then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 It might sound odd but I think high alcohol duties are good for our drinks industry and for drinkers? Imagine a bottle of good malt whisky that sells at £28. Compare it to a bottle of Lidl own brand Scotch at say £7. The malt is 4 times the price but still sells because it is a premium product. Knock £5 duty off each and you have a £23 bottle of malt competeing with a £2 supermaket whisky that is less than 1/10 the price. Similarly knock 50p off the price of a pint of beer and supermarkets would be virtually giving it away. Pubs would never compete. Duty raised from alcohol is easy to collect and saves us paying some other tax anyhow. So on ballance I think high alcohol duty is more of a benefit than a bind. What do others think? I realise I might be being a bit thick but i'm not sure I see your point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 I realise I might be being a bit thick but i'm not sure I see your point In short, the point appears to be that a high tax on a product has less effect on an expensive product than it does on a cheap one. Whether it's a good point or not, I do not know. It's certainly a true statement, as her whisky example shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodown Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 In short, the point appears to be that a high tax on a product has less effect on an expensive product than it does on a cheap one. Whether it's a good point or not, I do not know. It's certainly a true statement, as her whisky example shows. Cheers. You're certainly true but so what? We all knew that, how does this relate specifically to the drinks industry or drinkers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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