Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-02 00:23:33 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 69A6C09F9A6A010BD41F6B8C72EDC71EDD8399F960E70E92CC032DFC8CDCD4B6
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EU countries are free to set their own alcohol duty levels above harmonised minimum rate. https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation-1/excise-duties/excise-duty-alcohol_en UK alcohol duty is well above the minimum, and was in fact the highest in the EU alongside Finland: https://taxfoundation.org/beer-taxes-in-europe-2021/
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