Tories plan to tax binge drinkers

[ohdear]

I'm looking at you RedRich!!.

Does anyone really think putting 30p-50p on the price of drinks is going to make the slightest bit of difference to the way people drink,or will it just raise revenue??.

Personally,if I want to get pissed,then I don't give a flying fuck how much it costs really.Next stop oblivion as far as I'm concerned.



http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080307/tuk-tories-plan-to-tax-binge-drinkers-dba1618.html

Tax on alcopops and strong beer and cider should be trebled to tackle binge-drinking in Britain, according to the Tories.


A Conservatives government would target the alcoholic drinks they believe is behind the rise in anti-social behaviour and street crime.

Under the plans, the cost of a bottle of alcopops like Bacardi Breezer or Smirnoff Ice could rise by 50p, a can of Carlsberg Special Brew or Tennents Super by 32p and a three-litre bottle of Diamond White strong cider by £1.25.

The extra cash raised would be recycled into tax cuts for lower-alcohol beers and ciders, which could fall in price by 8p a pint in pubs.

Shadow chancellor George Osborne said the Treasury would not take in any extra revenue as a result of the changes, which would not hit "the vast majority of law-abiding, responsible drinkers".

The UK's most popular beers, like Carling, John Smith's, Guinness and Stella Artois, and ciders like Strongbow and Magner's and wines and spirits, would not be affected.

The initiative comes amid growing concern about the impact of excessive drinking among younger people, with much of the attention focused on alcopops and super-strength beers and ciders.

Mr Osborne said: "All the conversations I have had over the last year with police officers, supermarkets and those whose lives are made miserable by the behaviour of binge-drinkers have convinced me that we need to take targeted action against the super-strength drinks and alcopops favoured by young drinkers.

"This package put forward by the Conservative Party does not hit the vast majority of law-abiding, responsible drinkers.

"Instead, we are making it much more expensive to buy super-strength lagers, ciders and alcopops, and using the extra revenue to cut taxes on low alcohol drinks.

"This is because we believe binge-drinking should not be used as an excuse for yet more stealth taxes."

[North Wales Red]

I'm looking at you RedRich!!.

Does anyone really think putting 30p-50p on the price of drinks is going to make the slightest bit of difference to the way people drink,or will it just raise revenue??.

Personally,if I want to get pissed,then I don't give a flying fuck how much it cost really.Next stop oblivion as far as I'm concerned.



http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080307/tuk-tories-plan-to-tax-binge-drinkers-dba1618.html

Tax on alcopops and strong beer and cider should be trebled to tackle binge-drinking in Britain, according to the Tories.


A Conservatives government would target the alcoholic drinks they believe is behind the rise in anti-social behaviour and street crime.

Under the plans, the cost of a bottle of alcopops like Bacardi Breezer or Smirnoff Ice could rise by 50p, a can of Carlsberg Special Brew or Tennents Super by 32p and a three-litre bottle of Diamond White strong cider by £1.25.

The extra cash raised would be recycled into tax cuts for lower-alcohol beers and ciders, which could fall in price by 8p a pint in pubs.

Shadow chancellor George Osborne said the Treasury would not take in any extra revenue as a result of the changes, which would not hit "the vast majority of law-abiding, responsible drinkers".

The UK's most popular beers, like Carling, John Smith's, Guinness and Stella Artois, and ciders like Strongbow and Magner's and wines and spirits, would not be affected.

The initiative comes amid growing concern about the impact of excessive drinking among younger people, with much of the attention focused on alcopops and super-strength beers and ciders.

Mr Osborne said: "All the conversations I have had over the last year with police officers, supermarkets and those whose lives are made miserable by the behaviour of binge-drinkers have convinced me that we need to take targeted action against the super-strength drinks and alcopops favoured by young drinkers.

"This package put forward by the Conservative Party does not hit the vast majority of law-abiding, responsible drinkers.

"Instead, we are making it much more expensive to buy super-strength lagers, ciders and alcopops, and using the extra revenue to cut taxes on low alcohol drinks.

"This is because we believe binge-drinking should not be used as an excuse for yet more stealth taxes."

No self respecting teenager get's fucked up on alcopops these days.It's vodka all the way.
By the way has anyone tried those cheeky vimtos.Now they are bad news.

[ohdear]

I have bad memories of vodka jelly at a festival a few years back.Never again.

[North Wales Red]

I have bad memories of vodka jelly at a festival a few years back.Never again.

That stuff is great at birthday parties when you can play such games as pass out on the parcel etc.

[ger_ryan22]

Vodkas the way forward and it's so cheap! Skittle Vodka is the best WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! :D

[simon pieman]

Frozen vodka is always a winner with me.Anyway whats wrong with"binge drinking" do all these so called do gooders think its something thats only just become popular.?Fuck me when i was a lad i worked all week then blew my wages all weekend on beer and womed ,mainly beer, but my point is people have always drunk hard at weekends or on bank holidays, just because they now seem to be enjoying themselves we must put a stop to it.Fuck off and pass me a beer.

[North Wales Red]

Frozen vodka is always a winner with me.Anyway whats wrong with"binge drinking" do all these so called do gooders think its something thats only just become popular.?Fuck me when i was a lad i worked all week then blew my wages all weekend on beer and womed ,mainly beer, but my point is people have always drunk hard at weekends or on bank holidays, just because they now seem to be enjoying themselves we must put a stop to it.Fuck off and pass me a beer.

Maybe it has a lot to do with CCTV cameras picking up all the alcohol related nonsense that we used to to get up to on any given weekend without Big Brother watching us.Then the footage gets sold to TV companies who send it into living rooms across the country in the name of entertainment.

[ohdear]

It's the only way I can get me mug on the box.

And my love spuds of course.

[simon pieman]

Maybe it has a lot to do with CCTV cameras picking up all the alcohol related nonsense that we used to to get up to on any given weekend without Big Brother watching us.Then the footage gets sold to TV companies who send it into living rooms across the country in the name of entertainment.

I have always wondered that if these cctv pictures are been sold to tv companies so they can make programs like "Bingedrinking uk" are the people who areon the tv not entitled to some sort of royalties or are they not having their civil rigts abused?

[Ducatiboy749]

In my day binge drinking was just called getting pissed.

Load of media-driven shite.

[simon pieman]

In my day binge drinking was just called getting pissed.

Load of media-driven shite.

Then tonight i will be mainly getting pissed and my chosen drink will be Caffreys and some Polish vodka that you drink with apple juice, could be an interesting evening :D:(

[vin]

Frozen vodka is always a winner with me.Anyway whats wrong with"binge drinking" do all these so called do gooders think its something thats only just become popular.?Fuck me when i was a lad i worked all week then blew my wages all weekend on beer and womed ,mainly beer, but my point is people have always drunk hard at weekends or on bank holidays, just because they now seem to be enjoying themselves we must put a stop to it.Fuck off and pass me a beer.

Your vodka freezes?

When I first saw the title of this thread I thought it read "Torres plan to tax binge drinkers"

Here we go another footballer getting to big for his boots again.

Anyway, its only a plan and they aren't in power......

[NeverOffside]

In my day binge drinking was just called getting pissed.

Load of media-driven shite.

my thoughts exactly.

[ohdear]

Your vodka freezes?

Anyway, its only a plan and they aren't in power......

Yeah,but there is so much shit being written about raising the taxes on booze you can bet your arse whoever is in power will do something along the same lines.

[vin]

Yeah,but there is so much shit being written about raising the taxes on booze you can bet your arse whoever is in power will do something along the same lines.

Maybe, but

"Under the plans, the cost of a bottle of alcopops like Bacardi Breezer or Smirnoff Ice could rise by 50p, a can of Carlsberg Special Brew or Tennents Super by 32p and a three-litre bottle of Diamond White strong cider by £1.25."

You only got to worry if you're a chav teen or homeless....

I know you're not homeless...so...

[ohdear]

Just to prove I'm not chav,this is me and the crew last Friday night.

http://www.yusef.co.uk/chav.JPG

[vin]

You in the red jacket? Funny expression on your face!

[ohdear]

You in the red jacket? Funny expression on your face!

I was avin it!!!.

[vin]

I was avin it!!!.

large?

[North Wales Red]

Just to prove I'm not chav,this is me and the crew last Friday night.

http://www.yusef.co.uk/chav.JPG

The Young Conservatives ain't what it used to be.

[RedRich]

I'm looking at you RedRich!!.

Binge drinking implies that there are times when I'm not drinking. Hic.

I agree with Ducatiboy, its just a buzz word to try and scare you from getting a bit tanked up of a weekend. And an excuse to raise prices.

Nice pic of those chavs by the way. God I can't stand them with their tiny heads and surly attitudes and Vauxhall Novas. Future cannon fodder.

[ohdear]

That photo's real:mad:.

[North Wales Red]

That photo's real:mad:.

Oh Dear.:D

[RedRich]

That photo's real:mad:.

Well seeing as you're about to turn 32 I want to know your secret of youth. And why you're hanging out with a bunch of kids. You do look quite fearsome though

:p

[North Wales Red]

And why are you gurning like Duncan Thickett?

[ohdear]

Well seeing as you're about to turn 32 I want to know your secret of youth. And why you're hanging out with a bunch of kids. You do look quite fearsome though

:p

Crisps,an eighth a night,Maccy D's burgers,cucumbers over my eyes and one up my arse give me my youthful complexion.

I'm still thirty one for another week thank you.

[vin]

Crisps,an eighth a night,Maccy D's burgers,cucumbers over my eyes and one up my arse give me my youthful complexion.

I'm still thirty one for another week thank you.

That explains the expression on your face and also the term "'avin it"

Or is that bloke behind you doing something to you?

[AntonioLFC08]

We were playing this game at a party yesterday.

"Vodka or Water"

You put 3 shots of vodka and 3 shots of water in 6 separate glasses, and put them in a circle then spin a bottle round.

Whichever glass it lands on, you have to down that without smelling it. Bit of a bastard when you get vodka 5 times in a row!

[Rabs]

We were playing this game at a party yesterday.

"Vodka or Water"

You put 3 shots of vodka and 3 shots of water in 6 separate glasses, and put them in a circle then spin a bottle round.

Whichever glass it lands on, you have to down that without smelling it. Bit of a bastard when you get vodka 5 times in a row!

Where's the imagination these days?! Stick a shot of Cyanide or something in there, that'll liven things up.

[kemlynreds]

Let's have a pub crawl to raise awareness of binge drinking.