Wall Street Journal - Raise Alcohol
Tax to Boost Economic Output, Says OECD
A tax increase
that would raise alcohol prices by 10% is among the most effective
means of countering excessive consumption, which reduces economic
output in most developed countries and contributes to early death and
disability, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
said on Tuesday.
Daily Mail (UK) -
Britain has the biggest alcohol problem while Australians take the
most drugs: Study reveals the world's vices by country for the first
time
The world's first
comprehensive report on global addictions has revealed Britons have
one of the biggest problems with smoking and alcohol, while
Australians take the most illegal drugs.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Bill on minimum pricing of alcohol due before Dáil
recess
Legislation aimed
at reducing Ireland’s significant problem with alcohol will be
published before the Dáil summer recess and introduced in the
Oireachtas in the autumn, the Minister for Health has confirmed.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Alcohol-fuelled violence: Queensland Government
tight-lipped on delivering election pledge
Campaigners are
calling on the Queensland Government to act on its pledge to reduce
alcohol-fuelled violence in entertainment precincts across the state.
Le News -
Surprising facts about alcohol and skin damage
After a couple of
cocktails everything and everyone around you may look a little
better, but it is all just an illusion. The truth is that alcohol
doesn’t do us any favours. And we are not just talking about
alcohol in drinks. We are also talking about alcohol in skin care.
OnMedica - Alcohol
contributing to obesity
I have written
numerous times before about the alarming rates of obesity in the UK.
Although the intake of processed foods is largely to blame for this,
alcohol intake is another contributing factor.
The National
(Scotland) - European Court hears minimum alcohol price case from
Government
THE Scottish
Government will continue to make the case for minimum unit pricing of
alcohol at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg today.
Czech Happenings
(Czech Republic) - Alcohol widely available in CzechRep, unlike in
Europe – expert
Alcohol is sold
practically everywhere in the Czech Republic and the law restricting
its sale fail to be enforced, unlike in advanced Europe, Czech
national anti-drug coordinator Jindrich Voboril told CTK in reaction
to a fresh OECD survey whose results are unflattering for the Czechs.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Auckland alcohol rules to get tougher
Auckland Council
on Wednesday approved a new Local Alcohol Policy (LAP), including
reducing the hours retailers can sell alcohol and a two-year ban on
new off-licences in the central city and areas where the risk of
alcohol-related harm is greatest.
The Guardian (UK)
- Better-educated women contributing to rise in UK alcohol
consumption – OECD
Dangerous drinking
among better-educated women has contributed to an increase in alcohol
consumption over the last 30 years in the UK, bucking a downward
trend in industrialised countries, according to a large international
study.
The Local (Sweden)
- Spike in 'continental' drinking in Sweden
Alcohol
consumption is on the rise in Sweden according to a new report from
the Organisation for Economic Development (OECD).
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