We'll Put a Welsh Tax On Alcohol If Mps Fail to Act, Says Assembly ; Minister Vows to Seek Powers to Fight 'Drink Culture': We'll Put a Welsh Tax On Alcohol If Mps Fail to Act
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HEALTH Minister Edwina Hart yesterday threatened to seek new powers to increase alcohol prices in Wales if the next Westminster Government fails to curb problem drinking.
In a written statement, Mrs Hart vowed to tackle the "human misery" inflicted by excess alcohol consumption, and said she was in favour of a separate alcohol tax forWales if no acceptable rise on prices was agreed by MPs.See the full content of this document
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We'll Put a Welsh Tax On Alcohol If Mps Fail to Act, Says Assembly ; Minister Vows to Seek Powers to Fight 'Drink Culture': We'll Put a Welsh Tax On Alcohol If Mps Fail to Act
She has been urged to pursue the price-controlling powers by the British Medical Association.
Mrs Hart spoke of her alarm at evidence which shows a woman can drink three times the recommended limit for "under pounds 1 a day".Speaking in the National Assembly yesterday, the Labour AM for Gower ...See the full content of this document
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