I see that the budget yesterday delivered an increase of around 8p per bottle of wine. Doesn't sound like a lot but it's on top of the already one of the highest rates of duty on wine in Europe. This increase alone is more than the French charge altogether. I've visited Scandinavia several times over the years and have always scoffed at how much drinks cost there. It's always seemed utterly outrageous how much the Governments in the Nordic countries cream-off of things like wine, spirits and beer etc. but looking at the numbers and when VAT is included, we're not that far off them now!
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