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Abandoning annual tax increases on alcohol would be "madness" , experts have warned.
Leading medics said that cheap alcohol is "bringing the NHS to its knees" and causing "mayhem" on the streets of Britain.
If ministers scrapped the duty rise in the 2014 Budget it would put " even more pressure on public services and frontline workers", the Alcohol Health Alliance said.
The alliance - which is made up of leading health bodies including the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), the British Medical Association, and charity Alcohol Concern - called on George Osborne to maintain the alcohol duty escalator.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...xperts-in-cheap-alcohol-warning-30018343.html
Leading medics said that cheap alcohol is "bringing the NHS to its knees" and causing "mayhem" on the streets of Britain.
If ministers scrapped the duty rise in the 2014 Budget it would put " even more pressure on public services and frontline workers", the Alcohol Health Alliance said.
The alliance - which is made up of leading health bodies including the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), the British Medical Association, and charity Alcohol Concern - called on George Osborne to maintain the alcohol duty escalator.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...xperts-in-cheap-alcohol-warning-30018343.html