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The Price of Your Pint Could Be Set to Rise as HMRC Told to Increase Alcohol Tax
Nearly one in three UK workers called in sick after drinking at work events, with young employees facing pressure to drink, IPPR says raising alcohol taxes could boost productivity.
- The Institute for Public Policy Research urged raising alcohol taxes to address a workplace 'productivity crisis', proposing the alcohol duty escalator, ABV standardisation, and minimum unit price.
- Survey data show nearly one in three workers called in sick after drinking at work events in the past year, with 43% of 18 to 24-year-olds reporting the same and many working with hangovers.
- The survey found 2,083 employees across the UK, with 73% of workers expecting employers to reduce alcohol harm while half said no guidance or alcohol-free alternatives were provided.
- Ahead of the autumn Budget next month, IPPR urged action as the Government increased alcohol duty in February, while Emma McClarkin warned such increases would be 'catastrophic'.
- Health organisations point out the last national alcohol strategy was published in 2012, and IPPR warned that alcohol industry lobbying overstates its economic role while calling for serious action to support growth.
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Reeves urged to increase alcohol taxes to tackle workplace drinking
Pubs and restaurants up and down the country could be forced to serve up higher booze prices as Rachel Reeves has been urged to add fresh alcohol levies to her menu of tax rises at next month’s Budget. The Institute for Public Policy Research, a left-leaning think tank with close ties to the government, has called on the chancellor to hike taxes on alcohol, pinning the blame for the UK’s longstanding productivity woes on work-related drinking. T…
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