Price of a pint

dfbemt

What will happen to the pint in the next budget? I remember the budgets of the '80's and '90's all being about how much was going on a pint and cigarettes

Was out for a few last night and noticed that a round of 2 pints and a pint of Coors Light was €12.80. If they put say 40 cents on a pint the round would go up to €14 which is still affordable. (As an avid non smoker I wish they would put them out of reach for everybody).

Would this only bring in minor revenue?

Trampas

Cig and drink I say will go up but not enough to stop people from drinking or smoking as the gov like the revenue from them

Absurdum

dfbemt wrote: »

Would this only bring in minor revenue?

no, it will mean more people will buy beer in the supermarket (either here or in the 6 counties) thus revenue will fall

deelite

Trampas wrote: »

Cig and drink I say will go up but not enough to stop people from drinking or smoking as the gov like the revenue from them

I'm not sure about this at the moment a lot of people are getting their cigs on the black market - and as for drink going up - I think the publicans will be up in arms - they're struggling at the moment as it is.

5live

Bottle of Miller in a pub E5.50. Bottle in supermarket 75c. I can get drunk at home for the price of a bottle in a pub(i dont drink much:(). It just costs too much

deelite

5live wrote: »

Bottle of Miller in a pub E5.50. Bottle in supermarket 75c. I can get drunk at home for the price of a bottle in a pub(i dont drink much:(). It just costs too much

Yeah that's now got me thinking is there a way they'll be able to put a special tax on beers etc., not consumed in public houses (shops, off licences etc.,)

jimmycrackcorm

deelite wrote: »

Yeah that's now got me thinking is there a way they'll be able to put a special tax on beers etc., not consumed in public houses (shops, off licences etc.,)

Back to shopping i n ASDA then.

johndaman66

Trampas wrote: »

Cig and drink I say will go up but not enough to stop people from drinking or smoking as the gov like the revenue from them

Absurdum wrote: »

no, it will mean more people will buy beer in the supermarket (either here or in the 6 counties) thus revenue will fall

Would be inclined to agree with the second statement and moreso disagree with the first statement. Think the government may well have already passed the point of increasing tax revenue takes from cigs and alcohol. A couple of years back every second pub would be bustling in my local town on a Friday and Saturday night. Completely write off Friday night now, Saturday night you might see a bit of activity but absolutely nothing like before. As for the cigarettes I must say I know a fair few people buying their fags on the black market now or who have switched to the rollys with view to giving them up completely as the cigarettes are simply too expensive. No doubt income tax increases and levies will compound this for the government.

OP I'm not a smoker and a very light drinker so may perhaps be taking a biased view but think for many there are far more pressing considerations of the forthcoming budget than the price of a pint or box of cigs.

flutered

on two occasions recently as we entered a local supermarket, we were met by local publicans on their way out with trollys loaded not with grocerys but with beer and spirits, by their actions they did encourage me to buy some myself.

mrgaa1

personally i think there is something else we can do: tax the hell out of drink that can be bought in supermarkets, off-licenses etc... so that the pub drink and the supermarket drink are similar. In this way people who want to buy drink may decide to go to the pub again - thus keeping pubs open and people in jobs. Supermarkets will not close if people don't buy drink in them - off-licenses (how many of them are compared to supermarkets and pubs) may close but they are a joke in that young people can buy drink no probs.
CUT the tax on cigarettes as the imported smokes are too easily got. The imported ones are more dangerous than the more traditional ones.

And then get an agreement with shops in the NORTH to do the same as their pubs are suffering as well.

Gumbo

mrgaa1 wrote: »

personally i think there is something else we can do: tax the hell out of drink that can be bought in supermarkets, off-licenses etc... so that the pub drink and the supermarket drink are similar. In this way people who want to buy drink may decide to go to the pub again - thus keeping pubs open and people in jobs. Supermarkets will not close if people don't buy drink in them - off-licenses (how many of them are compared to supermarkets and pubs) may close but they are a joke in that young people can buy drink no probs.
CUT the tax on cigarettes as the imported smokes are too easily got. The imported ones are more dangerous than the more traditional ones.

And then get an agreement with shops in the NORTH to do the same as their pubs are suffering as well.

sorry but :rolleyes:............

Tiny Explosions

kceire wrote: »

sorry but :rolleyes:............

I think mrgaa1 is either drunk or trolling.....I really hope he's not being serious.:pac:

The_Thing

The price publicans charge for alcohol is directly related to the foolishness of their patrons.

johndaman66

Tiny Explosions wrote: »

I really hope he's not being serious.:pac:

I'd hope so also, doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

dfbemt

The_Thing wrote: »

The price publicans charge for alcohol is directly related to the foolishness of their patrons.

That must be why prices go up after midnight in Temple Barf and various other city centre hostelries :eek:

southsiderosie

dfbemt wrote: »

What will happen to the pint in the next budget? I remember the budgets of the '80's and '90's all being about how much was going on a pint and cigarettes

Was out for a few last night and noticed that a round of 2 pints and a pint of Coors Light was €12.80. If they put say 40 cents on a pint the round would go up to €14 which is still affordable. (As an avid non smoker I wish they would put them out of reach for everybody).

Would this only bring in minor revenue?

That is still too expensive. And the price of spirits is a disgrace.

When I lived in Dublin, I calculated that if you bought your tickets ahead of time and stayed in a hostel, it would be cheaper to go on the lash in Madrid for the weekend than it would be to stay in Dublin. Not to mention that you could pretty much pay for your plane ticket by bringing back and re-selling a few cartons of cigarettes. Oh, and it would be dry and sunny, you could drink outside in a plaza for hours, and you can smoke wherever you want. Plus you get snacks with your drinks.

Even with 20% unemployment, the bars in Spain are still hopping. Hm, I wonder why...