A bad policy

[Renegade_8]

I thought we could have a party political thread we could all agree on. I saw on the news this morning that one of the Conservative party policy groups is proposing an increase in the price of beer by raising the tax on it. I think this would be a bad thing.

 

[custard]

why?

 

[dave]

poor people drink beer, they should add it to the stuff rich people drink.

put beer up an chavs nick more of ya stuff to get beer money

 

[Venters]

put beer up an chavs nick more of ya stuff to get beer money

Aslong as they leave the price of Buckfast and white lightning alone won't affect the rejects round my way.

 

[custard]

why?

 

[Venters]

why?

 

[bulldog5046]

mmmm

 

[custard]

where are all the smokers who reasoned drinking was worse than smoking and somthing needs done about it?

 

[Venters]

where are all the smokers who reasoned drinking was worse than smoking and somthing needs done about it?

Give them time it's still early for a Sunday might still be clearing all the flem.

 

[Jai]

where are all the smokers who reasoned drinking was worse than smoking and somthing needs done about it?

"i'm back...get me a havana and a pint......of scotch..........NOW!"

 

[T14086]

cigs,drink,petrol..........put prices up as much as you want people will still buy.

 

[dave]

loads of people have give up smoking or smoking less since the ban so they got to put the tax on summut else to get the money back

 

[custard]

loads of people have give up smoking or smoking less since the ban so they got to put the tax on summut else to get the money back

i think vegetarian food should have a higher taxation

 

[jimboy]

I thought we could have a party political thread we could all agree on. I saw on the news this morning that one of the Conservative party policy groups is proposing an increase in the price of beer by raising the tax on it. I think this would be a bad thing.

i think lots of things are bad dont want 2 sound rude but there is not much u can do about it is there i,m a moaning old git so i,m not going to say much more about taxes as begining to get me upset

you know what they say, death & taxes:bang: its going to happen no matter what

 

[bozzy]

why?

According to news broadcasts today it's to pay for re-habilitation of drug addicts!!

 

[M21MFS]

Hold up, isn't that the kind of thing we pay INCOME tax for? Or is that from our petrol taxes?

I forget which visible/stealth tax junkie scum are funded from. Line em up, one by one push them off a cliff. To hell with yet more PC taxes...

 

[bozzy]

I will give up drink on principle if it's to fund some smack-head lowlife.

 

[jug]

I thought we could have a party political thread we could all agree on. I saw on the news this morning that one of the Conservative party policy groups is proposing an increase in the price of beer by raising the tax on it. I think this would be a bad thing.

we've had alcohol taxes for over 300 years, and its gone up under every government in recent history, so why is this news?

the only interesting point is that the 7p per pint figure would mean roughly 14 years worth of increases would be happening at once. thats still nothing compared to the actual change in cost of living when you look at fuel price changes recently.


excise duty in pence
Year Beer Wine Spirits
1973 3.1 12 167
1974 4.0 21 185
1975 5.9 43 238
1976 6.8 49 265
1977 7.5 54 292
1978 7.5 54 292
1979 7.5 54 292
1980 9.1 6.1 332
1981 12.6 71 381
1982-Mar 14.3 80 405
1983-Mar 15.1 85 425
1984-Mar 16.8 68 433
1985-Mar 18.1 74 442
1986-Mar 18.1 74 442
1987-Mar 18.1 74 442
1988-Mar 18.9 77 442
1989-Mar 18.9 77 442
1990-Mar 20.4 83 486
1991-Mar 22.3 90 531
1992-Mar 23.4 94 555
1993-Mar 24.5 99 555
1993-Nov 23.2 101 555
1994- Nov 23.2 101 555
1994- Dec 24.0 105 577
1995- Nov 24.0 105 553
1996- Nov 24.0 105 532
1997-Jun 24.7 109 548
1998-Mar 25.5 112 548
1999-Mar 25.0 112 548
2000-Apr 26.4 116 548
2001-Mar 26.4 116 548
2002-Apr 26.4 116 548
2003-Apr 27.1 119 548
2004-Apr 27.9 123 548
2005-Apr 29.0 126 548

 

[Randomman]

Yet another thing that everyone buys and putting up a few pence wont stop anyone buying it, but the government use the premise of it stopping a problem.

Years of putting up fags did bugger all apart from net them more in tax than the entire buget of the NHS each year.

Ban alcohol like cigs then, go on, I dare you!

This is why I voted for charles Kennedy (not!)

 

[Dobby]

However, this morning brings good news. Married couples income is going to increase