SPAIN ALCOHOL TAX SHOULD RISE SAY EXPERTS
September 1st, 2011
BY ROBERT STOKES
LEADING Spanish health experts are recommending a sharp hike in alcohol taxation to counter Spain's relatively high consumption and related social costs. Researchers at the Barçelona Public Health Agency (BPHA) made the call in the influential journal Revista Española de Salud Pública. "A substantial increase in the effective taxation of alcohol, comparable with other EU countries, would be beneficial," they conclude. The analysis will fuel concern about the annual bill for alcohol related disease, deaths and absenteeism, which they ...
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