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How much do the Irish spend on alcohol?

  • 09-03-2009 03:44PM
    #1
    nobodythere
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    I can't for the life of me find this statistic. Surely the government must know how much tax revenue is coming from alcohol. I can find statistics to say how many litres a year we're buying, but not the amount spent or the revenue made.

    Can anyone help me out here?


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Is this of any help:

    http://www.finfacts.ie/Private/bestprice/alcoholdrinkconsumptionpriceseurope.htm


  • #3
    nobodythere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭nobodythere


    Interesting link, still only shows litres. Not sure if I can calculate that properly from the excise duty/vat rates. Thanks though


  • #4
    mixed up
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 493 ✭✭mixed up


    dont know about the rest of ireland but im 23 and spend my weeks wage on it.


  • #5
    K4t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,362 ✭✭✭K4t


    mixed up wrote: »
    dont know about the rest of ireland but im 23 and spend my weeks wage on it.
    I'd say you're about average.


  • #6
    nobodythere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭nobodythere


    Jesus for the life of me I can't find this figure...


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  • #7
    The Corinthian
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    I remember reading an article in the Irish Times, back around 1992, that reported that tobacco and alcohol taxes accounted for 36% of government revenues. I expect we are going back to that model again.


  • #8
    Blue_Wolf
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    36% what?? Crazy!


  • #9
    Locamon
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    grasshopa wrote: »
    I can't for the life of me find this statistic. Surely the government must know how much tax revenue is coming from alcohol. I can find statistics to say how many litres a year we're buying, but not the amount spent or the revenue made.

    Can anyone help me out here?

    'All four alcohol drinks categories suffered volume declines with cider down 11 per cent, spirits down 7.7 per cent, beer down 5 per cent and wine down 4.1 per cent. As a result, the value of the alcohol market overall fell by 2.5 per cent to €6.9 billion last year.'

    This story is in the Irish Times today should help you as it quotes a report on this very area.


  • #10
    nobodythere
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    Locamon wrote: »
    'All four alcohol drinks categories suffered volume declines with cider down 11 per cent, spirits down 7.7 per cent, beer down 5 per cent and wine down 4.1 per cent. As a result, the value of the alcohol market overall fell by 2.5 per cent to €6.9 billion last year.'

    This story is in the Irish Times today should help you as it quotes a report on this very area.

    Nice one thank you.


  • #11
    The Corinthian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,777 ✭✭✭✭The Corinthian


    Blue_Wolf wrote: »
    36% what?? Crazy!
    Yup, in the pre-Celtic Tiger basketcase economy we used to have, which is a bit like the post-Celtic Tiger basketcase economy we now have...


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