Alcohol use causes approximately three million deaths a year. Governments must bear costs related to medical treatment and road accidents.
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Hence, there is a belief that a rise in excise taxation of alcohol would reduce harm caused by alcohol. Similarly, research published in the Journal of Economic Inquiry highlighted the impact of minimum unit pricing in Wales following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.Worldwide, the alcohol industry frequently lobbies lawmakers in an effort to influence taxes on their products.
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