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€21m Worth Of Illicit Alcohol And Tobacco Seized By Revenue In 2017

Revenue seized a combined €21 million in illicit alcohol and tobacco products last year. The figures come from the 2017 Annual Report that Revenue...

DIGI Responds To Retention Of 15% Excise Tax In Budget 2018

The Drinks Industry Group Of Ireland (DIGI) has said that it has 'noted' the Government’s decision to leave Ireland’s excise tax rates unchange...

DIGI Calls For 15% Reduction In Excise On Alcohol

The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) has called for a 15% reduction in excise on alcohol in its pre-budget submission. The submission urges the Gove...

Alcohol Consumption In Ireland Continues To Fall

Alcohol consumption in Ireland is continuing to fall in line with long-term trends over the last 15 years, according to research by DCU Economist, Ton...

C&C Gleeson To Print Nutritional Information On Tennent’s Lager Packaging

C&C Gleeson has announced plans to put nutritional information on Tennent’s Lager packaging. This would make Tennent’s Lager th...

ABFI Welcomes European Court Of Justice Ruling On MUP

The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) has said that it ‘welcomes’ today’s ruling by European Court of Justice that the issue...

Varadkar Downplays Impact Of Structural Separation On Retailers

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has downplayed the impact that structural separation of alcohol products will have on retail businesses, saying "it will...

No Tax Hike for Alcohol in Upcoming Budget

Taioseach Enda Kenny has indicated that duty on alcohol will not be changed in next week's budget, according to reports. Excise duty was raised in the 2...

Varadkar: Government ‘Will Engage With Retailers To Discuss Structural Separation’

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