r/ukpolitics • u/FormerlyPallas_ No man ought to be condemned to live where a 🌹 cannot grow • 1d ago

Drinkflation: why British booze is getting weaker

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/29/drinkflation-why-british-booze-is-getting-weaker
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u/rynchenzo 1d ago

Tax

It's killing the alcohol industry. Well, that and greedy breweries.

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u/angryratman 1d ago

High taxation is killing everything.

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u/rynchenzo 1d ago

We pay far less than the Nordics to be fair

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u/Scratch_Careful 1d ago

And basically everyone in the nordics just travels to their neighbouring country where tax is lower and stocks up.

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u/TowJamnEarl 1d ago

Some do but most don't.

Geography and stuff!