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Pubs face fresh blow as Rachel Reeves plots £400 million alcohol tax rise
14 Jan 2026 01:06 GMT
… annual alcohol duty raid, increasing taxes on pints, spirits and wine … pressures on publicans
The alcohol duty rise compounds existing … chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, told … the third-highest rate in Europe behind Finland and Ireland. …
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WHO calls for more tax on cheaper sugary, alcoholic drinks to improve public health
13 Jan 2026 22:06 GMT
… Report on the Use of Alcohol Taxes 2025, shows that at least … 167 countries tax alcoholic beverages, with 12 countries imposing … 25 countries, mainly in Europe, still do not tax wine.
The two reports …
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Calls for increasing taxes on alcoholic drinks
13 Jan 2026 17:58 GMT
… Wine remains exempt in at least 25 European countries, including Portugal.
Alcohol … has become more accessible since 2022, as taxes … the tax on alcohol and alcoholic beverages,” in accordance with Directive (EU) …
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WHO asks governments to significantly strengthen taxes on sugary drinks, alcoholic beverages
13 Jan 2026 16:33 GMT
… levy taxes on alcoholic beverages, while 12 ban alcohol entirely. Despite this, alcohol has … taxes fail to keep pace with inflation and income growth. Wine remains … untaxed in at least 25 countries, mostly in Europe, despite …
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Alcohol too cheap in Europe as health impact mounts, WHO warns
13 Jan 2026 16:32 GMT
… governments should target alcohol consumption to protect … EU countries have minimal or no taxes on certain types of alcohol … .
The fact that more than half of EU countries don’t tax wine … Bulgaria.
“More affordable alcohol drives violence, injuries and …
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Rising Global Burden of Alcohol-Attributable Breast Cancer in Women: Regional Inequalities and Temporal Trends
13 Jan 2026 09:36 GMT
… of Western Europe, North America, and Australasia, reductions in alcohol-attributable breast … .21–23 Measures such as taxation, restrictions on marketing and availability … T, et al. Prices, taxes and alcohol use: a systematic umbrella review …
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How the Byzantine Empire Mastered Money While Western Europe Stuck to Barter
13 Jan 2026 00:45 GMT
… state institutions, Western Europe relied on limited monetary … tax collection, issued currency, and regulated markets across a territory connecting Europe … state taxation and monetary exchange. Unlike in feudal Europe, … as silk, spices, wine, grain, metals, and …
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Nigeria’s new tax laws: Hype, hoax and reality
12 Jan 2026 08:20 GMT
… which governs individual income taxation through a progressive structure … and excise taxes on products such as alcohol, tobacco, … and petroleum; and the Education Tax Act, … escalated to attacks on European-owned businesses, banks, …
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Pubs at risk from Labour’s ‘recycling tax’
11 Jan 2026 13:46 GMT
… a “double penalty”.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) said … and that the tax could kill off the beer bottle.
Fentimans, the … , also warned that the tax could see it close down … have the highest VAT in Europe, National Insurance, rising food …
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You can still have an affordable European city break — here’s where
11 Jan 2026 07:22 GMT
… with stops for waffles, beer, pâté and sweet-tasting … smallest nation in the EU is often overlooked as … dining — with three-course, wine-supplemented evening meals costing less … breaks in Europe
• Which destinations have a tourist tax?
Additional reporting …