So once again - they want to put more tax on our nations favorite tipple, and which tipple will be hit hardest? Cider. A bottle of typical cider could have up to three units of alcohol in it, but currently cost well under a pound. Under the current proposals this could nearly double. This would drastically hit the UK cider market, with drinkers choosing another drink instead - wine probably, as this would not be hit so hard by this new levy (1x bottle of wine is around 8 units so 4 quid), while the small producer of real cyder would probably be obliged to double the price of their produce, putting them out of business almost over night!
Spirits? A typical 75cl bottle contains 28 units of alcohol - so the minimum charge would be nearly 15 quid, so what would happen to all the own brand and value brands of spirits do when they suddenly cost the same as the 'premium' bottles?
Now - if they proposed to pump up the price of alcho-pops and other rubbish artificial youth aimed drinks, that would be another matter...
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