minimum unit pricing

Irish drinkers pay more tax on a pint of beer than 25 EU countries

Irish drinkers pay more tax on a pint of beer than 25 EU countries

Amongst the countries in the study, Ireland has the second highest excise tax on beer. A new report shows that Irish punters pay more tax on a pint of beer than 25 European Union countries and the United Kingdom. Launched on Thursday (8 August), the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) publication compares Ireland’s excise […]

4 years ago

Dunmanway supermarket finds a way around the new minimum pricing for alcohol

Dunmanway supermarket finds a way around the new minimum pricing for alcohol

Since the minimum unit pricing for alcohol was introduced on the 4th of Jan, the country has been in mourning for ye olde cheap cans. Tuborg. Prazsky. Dutch. Always in our thoughts, never forgotten. Spending €48 for a slab of cans after being told for the guts of a decade that a €3 coffee will […]

5 years ago