UK government pushes low abv wine
Minister for public health Jane Ellison told a parliamentary committee that the government tubekitty is aiming for a “shopping revolution” by encouraging consumers tubekitty to buy low-alcohol wine with price cuts brought about by tax breaks.
Hinting at the beer model, where tax is based on alcoholic strength, the minister told the Lords’ committee for EU Home Affairs, Health and Education that current European Union rules regarding wine tax were a “frustration”.
She argued that the trend in wine of increasing alcohol strength over the last few decades was a problem, and she “would love to be able to do more to create more of a market for low alcohol products.”
The head of Public Health England also warned of the “silent killer” that is everyday tubekitty drinking, claiming that a glass of wine can be as bad for health as “three shots of vodka” .
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Minister for public health Jane Ellison told a parliamentary committee that the government tubekitty is aiming for a “shopping revolution” by encouraging consumers tubekitty to buy low-alcohol wine with price cuts brought about by tax breaks.
Hinting at the beer model, where tax is based on alcoholic strength, the minister told the Lords’ committee for EU Home Affairs, Health and Education that current European Union rules regarding wine tax were a “frustration”.
She argued that the trend in wine of increasing alcohol strength over the last few decades was a problem, and she “would love to be able to do more to create more of a market for low alcohol products.”
The head of Public Health England also warned of the “silent killer” that is everyday tubekitty drinking, claiming that a glass of wine can be as bad for health as “three shots of vodka” .
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