Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-02 06:02:41 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 73D7F4F089E4885CA4A17F5E6A709266C77AA5126320B17563CFE6760F378FE2
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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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