Submitted on Friday 23rd March 2012
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Petition against the planned minimum alcohol price for England and Wales
This is a petition that calls on all MP’s to oppose the planned minimum alcohol price.
This proposal does not seek to resolve, or offer any suggestions to fix, the problem of ‘binge-drinking’. Responsible consumers, who fall within the low-middle income brackets, will be the ones hardest hit and those who persist in the anti-social drinking culture will still continue. The government should invest time in resolving the issues rather than using these to increase tax revenues.
Pubs and restaurants will be hit and it will lead to may closures. The introduction will lead to a massive 'black market', as has happened with tobacco, and the UK tax income from alcohol will fall.
This proposal is a disaster waiting to happen at a time where the country’s economy needs a boost the government will force it down. The rich continue to benefit with receiving tax cuts whilst the ‘average’ person is penalise.
Support this petition and bring power back to the people.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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