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15% off-sales alcohol tax proposed

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  • #2
    Death and Taxes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,775 ✭✭✭Death and Taxes


    Off licences in Newry will be delighted if this happens!


  • #3
    Lumbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭Lumbo


    Vinters are great fellas.


  • #4
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,257 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    The publicans argue the measure would go some way to meet concerns over the availability of cheap alcohol in supermarkets
    Cheap alcohol? There's alcohol at reasonable prices maybe, compare to the rip off you get in pubs.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #5
    Green Diesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭Green Diesel


    Crazy, but marginally better proposal than minimum price units.


  • #6
    c_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    Well they've gotten previous governments to bring in the early closing for Offies, why wouldn't they continue chancing their arm


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  • #7
    Immaculate Pasta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭Immaculate Pasta


    What a great post. Really shows your thought process regarding the pricing of alcohol in this country and the things that irritate you about them.

    Plus with your levels of anger you have successfully made your post slightly humorous which will surely help people on here to relate to you and even reply in agreement.

    Well done...


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Immaculate Pasta wrote: »
    What a great post. Really shows your thought process regarding the pricing of alcohol in this country and the things that irritate you about them.

    Plus with your levels of anger you have successfully made your post slightly humorous which will surely help people on here to relate to you and even reply in agreement.

    Well done...

    I see it wasn't lost on you,
    that's the main thing


  • #9
    R0ot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,473 ✭✭✭R0ot


    It's a good idea to be honest.


  • #10
    Hippies!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 555 ✭✭✭Hippies!


    Stupid idea, tax tobacky more, I don't smoke.


  • #11
    Green Diesel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭Green Diesel


    R0ot wrote: »
    It's a good idea to be honest.

    It's not really though. Why not put an extra tax on take away food and groceries to help out restaurants.


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  • #12
    giant_midget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭giant_midget


    The selfish Publicans are crying again as it's approaching budget time...They are just up in arms because the supermarkets make a modest profit from sales of cheep booze, Unlike themselves who feel the need to be greedy sh1tebags and make 600% markup on drinks.

    Pubs that are struggling need to have a good hard think about their furure going forward, No one expects pints and vodka at supermarket rates in a pub. A pub can still make money without the need to be greedy hooers with pricing.

    publicans and the vintners association can lick my ball bag, w@nkers


  • #13
    OurLadyofKnock
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 558 ✭✭✭OurLadyofKnock


    How about the vinters cutting costs by removing their SKY SPorts? THe huge screens playing the news at full volumne?

    They might start winning back the customers they drove away who used to go to the pub to escape TV hype and used to like a nice quite drink out.


  • #14
    trooney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭trooney


    Lumbo wrote: »
    Vinters are great fellas.

    Ya, but ze summers are gut also


  • #15
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,810 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    R0ot wrote: »
    It's a good idea to be honest.

    No. It's a really bad idea - free market competition is a really good idea.
    This nanny state/lobby group protecting bolloxology has to end.


  • #16
    OurLadyofKnock
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 558 ✭✭✭OurLadyofKnock


    I love how the vitners go on about offies and alcohol abuse. Like they care about their customers...


  • #17
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    R0ot wrote: »
    It's a good idea to be honest.

    What specifically makes it a good idea?


  • #18
    Lyaiera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭Lyaiera


    I also like their claim every leaving cert night that parents shouldn't let kids go to house parties. Instead they should send them to their local friendly publican who'll make sure they're taken care of.


  • #19
    Dicky Pride
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Dicky Pride


    OurLadyofKnock wrote: »
    How about the vinters cutting costs by removing their SKY SPorts? THe huge screens playing the news at full volumne?

    They might start winning back the customers they drove away who used to go to the pub to escape TV hype and used to like a nice quite drink out.

    I think you'd be better suited going to a library and having a nice cup of tea with a good book.


  • #20
    sbsquarepants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,810 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    giant_midget wrote: »
    publicans and the vintners association can lick my ball bag, w@nkers

    A fine point, and very well made!:D


  • #21
    lucylu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭lucylu


    The publicans are shooting themselves in the foot.
    My local publican is seen every week scooting around the supermarkets buying boxes of beer and she has no qualms of charging you for full whack for a 300ml bottle of budweiser with a not for resale on the label


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  • #22
    OurLadyofKnock
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 558 ✭✭✭OurLadyofKnock


    Dicky Pride wrote: »
    I think you'd be better suited going to a library and having a nice cup of tea with a good book.

    What about going to a nice quite pub for a pint and book?

    I bet there are more customers for that than watching Cambridge Utd v Aldershot on three screens on a tuesday night with some twat screaming 'ref avin an orf day!' at full blast.

    Gimmie a break, I know loads of people who won't go to pubs anymore because of the sensory overload.


  • #23
    Kev_2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Kev_2012


    I like going to the pub, but I don't go as often as I'd like to because beers are ridiculously priced. If pints were between 3 and 3.30 for decent beers (not tuborg/fosters and carling etc.), I.e. 3 pints for a tenner, then i'd happily go to the pub earlier rather than go to the offy.

    Only problem is that pubs with cheaper drink like that turn into knacker holes.


  • #24
    Amos Scrawny Pain
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Amos Scrawny Pain


    Considering that FG had it in their manifesto that they want to prop up the pubs, they can probably get whatever they ask for. Joke.


  • #25
    OurLadyofKnock
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 558 ✭✭✭OurLadyofKnock


    Kev_2012 wrote: »
    between 3 and 3.30 for decent beers (not tuborg/fosters and carling etc.)

    Very hard to get decent beers in 90% of Irish pubs.


  • #26
    Dicky Pride
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Dicky Pride


    OurLadyofKnock wrote: »
    What about going to a nice quite pub for a pint and book?

    I bet there are more customers for that than watching Cambridge Utd v Aldershot on three screens on a tuesday night with some twat screaming 'ref avin an orf day!' at full blast.

    Gimmie a break, I know loads of people who won't go to pubs anymore because of the sensory overload.

    But you're making a rather sweeping generalisation. There are some pubs that heavily rely on the trade that comes with sky sports. If they were to rely on people supping a pint an reading a book, they'd be out of business before you know it.

    Irish people want it every way. We want pubs to charge the same as supermarkets but still want the best of entertainment and as much for free as possible.


  • #27
    SeaFields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    urbanledge wrote: »
    I reckon we organize a national knacker drinking night and show them who's the boss:D

    Something inbetween Arthurs day and Patricks day perhaps? :pac:


  • #28
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    i hope they get rid of the idiotic early closing times if they are going to introduce this


  • #29
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,798 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    F*ck's sake, when will publicans learn that the easiest way to stop losing business is to stop charging 5 quid for a feckin' pint? :mad:


  • #30
    Max Power
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭Max Power


    OurLadyofKnock wrote: »
    Very hard to get decent beers in 90% of Irish pubs.
    I'm surprised it took until page 2 before the first beer snob arrived.


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  • #31
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    urbanledge wrote: »
    Publicans have urged the Government to introduce a 15 per cent tax on off-licence alcohol sales in the budget,

    They can go and ****e
    I reckon we organize a national knacker drinking night and show them who's the boss:D

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1130/breaking19.html

    *Kicks back and exhales cannabis smoke in their general direction*


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