Budget 2020: it’s time to put people ahead of industry profits

Lucy Holmes | March 2020 |

Read our response to Budget 2020 from Lucy Holmes, our Director of Research and Policy.

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While we offer the industry tax breaks and encourage the sale of ever-cheaper alcohol, we are lagging behind other countries in the measures we are taking to reduce alcohol harm.

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The Alcohol Charter

The Alcohol Charter, endorsed by over 30 organisations across the drugs and alcohol sector, sets out effective and workable policies to reduce the damage to society caused by alcohol misuse.