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Mon 04 Apr 2009Government plans to call time on era of cheap alcohol
THE ERA of cheap alcohol may be drawing to a close. As drinkers brace themselves for hikes in excise duties in tomorrow’s budget, Government officials are finalising plans to tackle below-cost selling of alcohol in shops and supermarkets.
The move will call time on loss-leading alcohol promotions and cut-price deals which have been widely blamed for fuelling binge drinking and anti-social problems.
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