15% off-sales alcohol tax proposed

Glad I don't live in Ireland anymore, like my beer too much.

On the way home from work I can pick up a crate of Erdinger for around 9 euros ..... yummyy....

Putting the vat up on drink in the off licenses won't encourage moer people to the pubs anyway. Let's have an "I made my own brew day" instead of Arthurs Day. We all agree to start brewing on the same date and when it's ready we get steamed. Drink it out of jam jars on our porches party of the year.

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The “lid levy” proposal on unopened alcohol sales would raise €240 million for the State while protecting 50,000 jobs and business, the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland and Licensed Vintners Association jointly said

How can it do both? Am I missing something here? It will either make people buying offy-sales pay more, generating benjamins, OR it will drive (they hope) more people to their licensed premises. Its hardly going to do both?

Let them bring the tax in but also change the laws. Increase to penalties on underage selling. Use the tax to enforce it.

Don't worry about the property supply in the future the will be a lot of pubs and churches vacant in time of need.

R0ot wrote: »

It's a good idea to be honest.

Nope sorry don’t agree. It’s pretty obvious that the pubs don’t like the recent phenomena of people buying a few cans and staying at home with a few friends. People nowadays can’t afford the ridiculous prices pubs charge for pints... 5.50 is not unusual for a pint.. I mean common, seriously!! How can they justify that? And upping the price of alcohol after 11pm is another scam I despise, which seems to be everywhere. Get people in and then rape them as they can’t get in anywhere else at that time... Its unfair practice. On top of that you have the black man in the toilet looking like a lost puppy and pushing you for money as you wash your hands. Whats that all about? It all just adds up to an unpleasant experience and doesnt encourage anyone to head out to the pub!

With prices as they are, a tenner would keep me happy for a night with alcohol from a supermarket. A tenner couldn’t even get me two pints in a pub. Money isn’t as free flowing as it was in 2006/7, pubs need to realise this. I can’t recall any occasion of pubs lowering prices (bar short term special offers) to stay in line with the reduction of disposable money available as a whole over the last few years. They need to make changes in their business model, not punish the competition.

My local shït hole charges 4.90 for a pint of Heinken. Once that hits the 5er ill never set foot in the place once again. Few days ago I got 24 bottles for 20euro.

Don't have to be a genius to work out why the pubs are empty.

They can fock right off with the 15% too.

crowes , in galway does 3 pints for a tenner , every day except friday and saturday as far as i recall, mighty for sunday session and bookies next door too

Couldn't have picked a better time to get into homebrewing, it seems. They can **** off with that idea.

Licencing laws need to change, really.

Green Diesel wrote: »

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

They should probably do that as well as this, sugar tax is also a good idea. People arguing that it increases the weekly shop for families really need to cop on and realise you can live without your 15 bottles of Coke a week.

Heres a better idea, how about publicans show their care for customers by not serving any individual more than 3 pints, as anything more is "dangerous" drinking according to that Roisin Shorthall one. I very much doubt the vintners would be so "caring" for their customers if such a law was to be suggested :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Nick