Tax Hike On Booze Is The Right Way Forward, Say Doctors, UK

The BMA is pleased that one of the recommendations in its recent report on alcohol misuse, to increase taxation on alcohol, has been adopted by the Chancellor of Exchequer, Alistair Darling, in yesterday’s budget.Dr Vivienne Nathanson, the BMA’s Head of Science and Ethics, said: “It is very important that tax increases on alcohol are part of a larger plan to reduce problem drinking.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on March 15th, 2008