The Scottish government looks set to move forward with plans to increase its alcohol minimum unit pricing following the end of its consultation in November.
The Northern Territory government is implementing an expansion of its alcohol reform initiatives this week.
In March this year, it announced a voluntary buy-back scheme of grocery store liquor licences across the Territory.
CHAMPAGNE and wine will be sold in pints within months -- all thanks to Brexit.
Ministers are on the verge of a law change to allow pint-sized bottles that were banned by Brussels killjoys.
Durban -- Drinking illegally manufactured alcohol will likely result in your suffering blindness or joining thousands who have died around the world because of poisonous ingredients used to make fake alcohol.
Hunt said in his opening comments of the Statement that the Treasury was about 'reducing taxes' and not 'big government', and putting downward pressure on inflation -- with predictions it will fall to 2.8% by the end of next year.
As a result, he has decided to freeze all alcohol duty until the Budget next year.
Premier Doug Ford's government is preparing to change the rules on how beer, wine, cider and spirits are sold in Ontario, and there's plenty at stake -- well beyond whether you'll be able to pick up a case at the corner store.
The UK Spirits Alliance (UKSA), which represents more than 280 small and independent distilleries, has warned that two thirds of its members will cut production volumes if no action to reduce alcohol duty is taken.
Wine and spirit businesses are calling on the chancellor to freeze alcohol duty until the end of parliament, when Jeremy Hunt delivers his Autumn Statement on 22 November.
More than 400 UK businesses have written to the chancellor asking for a duty freeze on alcohol in the autumn statement on 22 November.
There are fears that the government will increase alcohol duty yet again following the 10.1% increase for spirits in August.
Huge demand for new treatments such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy has prompted questions about the implications for a range of industries, including brewers, and sparked share sell offs in companies involved in everything from food to healthcare.