EUROPEAN COMMISSION SAYS INCREASE ALCOHOL PRICES TO PREVENT BINGE DRINKING
April 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Commission report has concluded that the "affordability of alcohol does impact on levels of harmful and hazardous alcohol consumption". Brussels added it "makes sense for policymakers to consider...measures affecting the price of alcohol...to help curb this phenomenon." The report 'The affordability of alcoholic beverages in the European Union' highlighted recent research concluding that although "problematic alcohol consumption in the UK is tied to the drinking culture...it also results from the 45% increase ...
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