I read today on rte.ie "The Health Research Board, which published figures on alcohol consumption in Ireland today, says the most effective way to reduce alcohol consumption here is through taxation.
The board says there was a 17% increase in alcohol consumption between 1995 and 2006 and that alcohol related deaths doubled to 1,775 in the ten years to 2004."
But how much did alcohol prices go up between 1995 and 2004? Obviously this huge increase in prices had no affect on alcohol consumption, so why would higher taxes? Homer Simpson logic it appears.
The board says there was a 17% increase in alcohol consumption between 1995 and 2006 and that alcohol related deaths doubled to 1,775 in the ten years to 2004."
But how much did alcohol prices go up between 1995 and 2004? Obviously this huge increase in prices had no affect on alcohol consumption, so why would higher taxes? Homer Simpson logic it appears.