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Why an alcohol tax cut is a bad idea for the US

Cuts in alcohol excise duties will be harmful, not helpful, to the health of the nation's citizens, argues Robert Pezzolesi

Why is the government subsidising cheap strong cider?

Technical issues around the design of tax systems can have dramatic real-world consequences, argues Policy Analyst Aveek Bhattacharya

Why minimum unit pricing is not a tax on the poor

Colin Angus, one of the architects of the model behind the policy, explains the health benefits that it will bring

The dangerous mirage of the whisky Laffer curve

Laffer curve arguments should not be taken seriously when it comes to alcohol duty, writes Aveek Bhattacharya

Carthage must be destroyed

'The struggle to stop the UK drowning in cheap alcohol can be won, but it requires exceptional powers of endurance,' writes professor Rob Poole

Battle to introduce minimum alcohol prices almost over finishing line

Alison Douglas reminds us why the Scottish Government passed its landmark law all those years ago

Might innovative taxes on alcohol and other unhealthy commodity products help fund the NHS?

Social Policy scholars from the University of Edinburgh ask whether the public is willing to spend more in so-called 'sin taxes' in order to fund...

Fixing the UK’s alcohol taxes

Heavy drinkers have a higher social cost than other drinkers and are more responsive to changes in alcohol prices, say the Institute for Fiscal Studies. So...

Cheap cider and an alcohol duty system that incentivises harmful practice

Away from the "cheap political posturing", policymakers' decisions on alcohol taxes have real health consequences for people’s lives, says researcher Dr John Holmes

Beer duty cuts – don’t believe the hype

Cutting beer duty won't encourage drinkers to switch from supermarkets to pubs, argues Aveek Bhattacharya