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Alcohol tax: is it too strong?
5 Live listeners chat to Nicky Campbell
There鈥檚 been a major shakeup of how alcohol is taxed.
The basic principle is that duty is being set in relation to a drink's strength; the higher the alcohol content, the higher the tax.
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association say it will mean an extra 44p on a bottle of red wine, 97p on Sherry, 拢1.30 on port, 76p on vodka.
Stronger beer - over 4.5% - will cost 4p more in shops but stays the same on draught - in what is billed as a measure to support pubs.
5 Live listeners spoke to Nicky Campbell about the changes.
