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Alcohol and Economic Crises
Summary Introduction An economic crisis is loosely defined as a period in an economic cycle in which an economy faces difficulties for a long time,...
Dispelling Six Industry Myths About Alcohol Taxation
Introduction Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK has experienced year-on-year increases in deaths from alcohol. Between 2019 and 2021 there was a 27.4% increase in...
IAS Autumn Statement Submission 2023
How have governments communicated UK alcohol duty policy changes?
Pricing, including taxation, is a key tool to address harm from alcohol and is identified by the World Health Organization as a ‘best buy’ policy...
Spring Budget 2023 Analysis
Minimum pricing of alcohol
Summary Introduction In recent years, minimum alcohol pricing has attracted substantial attention in a number of countries. Minimum pricing is not a tax, but rather...
A brief history of alcohol duty
Summary Introduction Governments have levied taxes on alcohol for centuries, and today the vast majority of countries apply specific excise duties to at least some...
Spring Budget 2023 – IAS submission
The COVID Hangover: addressing long-term health impacts of changes in alcohol consumption during the pandemic
Drinking patterns in England changed during the COVID-19 pandemic There has been an increase in the number of higher risk drinkers, and the heaviest drinkers...
IAS response to consultation on MUP in Northern Ireland
IAS Annual Report 2021/22
IAS response to consultation on Alcohol Duty Review
October 2021 Budget Analysis
Autumn Budget 2021 – IAS submission
March 2021 Budget Analysis
IAS Alcohol Duty Review Submission
Tax after coronavirus: Written Submission from the Institute of Alcohol Studies
IAS response to Consultation on the potential approach to duty- and tax-free goods arising from the UK’s new relationship with the EU
Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland: What we know so far about its effects on consumption and health harms
Background Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol was introduced in Scotland on 1 May 2018. MUP sets a floor price per unit, currently 50p, below...