Alcohol Abuse: Government to Ban Cheap Alcohol Ahead of World Cup
Government To Ban Cheap Alcohol Ahead Of World Cup
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A ban on cheap alcohol will be in force before the start of the football World Cup finals as part of Government efforts to curb problem drinking. Supermarkets and other shops will be barred from selling booze at below cost price from April 6 under new licensing restrictions. In its justification for the crackdown, the Home Office pointed to a study showing low-price offers were often associated …
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UK government readies ban on below-cost alcohol sales
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Retailers in England and Wales will be banned from selling alcohol at below-cost prices from April under proposals published by the government on Tuesday which flesh out plans to limit excess drinking. "Banning the sale of alcohol below duty plus VAT will stop the worst examples of very cheap and harmful drink," said Crime Prevention Minister Norman Baker. The government first unveiled plans for …
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