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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

SNP threatens to tax supermarkets in war on booze culture
  • Published Date: 12 February 2008
  • Source: The Scotsman
By MICHAEL HOWIE AND ALASTAIR JAMIESON

THE Scottish Government is preparing to take on supermarkets and off-licences in the battle against alcohol abuse, forcing them to pay a levy under new plans to make retailers meet the social cost of the country's "bevvy culture".
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