Last week the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) passed Bill 53, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act, to address various administrative matters.
Moray Chamber of Commerce says the planned increase in alcohol duty in line with inflation will cost the region £80 million per year as the hospitality industry grapples with a perfect storm of rising costs.
People in their 20s and 30s who were moderate-to-heavy drinkers were more likely to have a stroke in early adulthood compared with those who consumed low amounts of alcohol each week, Korean national database records showed.
A Highland MSP is demanding Chancellor Jeremy Hunt U-turns on his plans to abandon a whisky tax freeze.
The SNP's Emma Roddick insisted the treasury must not increase the alcohol duty levy and warned it could put the sector at risk.A temporary freeze on alcohol taxes (they call them duties in the UK) was recently reversed by the country's new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, adding new worries to a beer industry still reeling from the economic impact of the pandemic.
As people in their 20s and 30s, who value special experiences, emerge as the main consumer group for the alcoholic beverage market, brand-new beverages with differentiated value such as distilled soju and beer from craft breweries are rising to the top of sales rankings.
A new alcohol awareness campaign in Quebec wants young people to uncork their feelings. Instead of asking residents to reflect on how much they drink, Éduc'alcool is focussing on the why. "Do I drink because I feel like it or because I need to?" is the refrain of a new awareness campaign the org launched on Monday.
Russia's Ministry of Finance is planning to increase the minimum retail price for strong alcohol, such as vodka, according to the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency.
Responding to the launch, an E-mart24 official said: "A growing trend of people drinking solo or with friends at home led to the launch of E-mart24’s alcohol-focused convenience stores.
The department of Finance began a comprehensive multi-year review of the Northwest Territories' (NWT) liquor legislation in 2020. The aim of the review was to identify how liquor laws can be modernized, streamlined and responsive to the needs of NWT residents.