Booze hike 'won't stop bingeing'
By Nick Triggle
Health reporter, BBC News
Public health chiefs have welcomed the tax rises on alcohol, but said there is still a way to go before it starts influencing drinking habits.
Chancellor Alistair Darling announced excise duty on beer, wine and spirits would rise by 6% above inflation - the biggest monetary rise since the 1970s.
It comes after the levy has struggled to keep pace with inflation since Labour came to power.
But experts said it was still not enough to make a "real difference".
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