I wish that someone would tell me where all this 'cheap alcohol' is. I hardly ever enter a pub because of the prices - not even for a meal. In the supermarkets, I struggle to spot anything cheap which is drinkable. The cheap and nasty booze is usually of a low alcohol content.
I am a very moderate drinker and I often go without because of the current prices.
The trouble is that I come from one section of the population which neither abuses alcohol nor spends silly money on it.
The other section of our nation 'wants to get blasted' and will pay to do so.
What these 'experts' will do is 'hit the innocent to get at the guilty' - and in the end, the social problems will not diminish by one iota. Indeed, they may even worsen. Households containing 'the reckless' will have less disposable income for the things which matter.
Can they cut alcohol consumption by pricing tactics? - Yes, of course. But not in the groups where this would be most desirable!
Can they cut alcohol consumption by pricing tactics? - Yes, of course. But not in the groups where this would be most desirable!
