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May 26, 2009
Hitting the bottle
Bank Holiday binge drinking is predicted to cost the NHS £25 million this weekend. Policy Exchange’s new report, Hitting the bottle recommends a fundamental overhaul of the alcohol duty regime, to allow for prices to be raised on super-strength beer and ciders, and to promote the production and consumption of lower alcohol products.