Cut crime with drink tax, Gordon Brown told - The Telegraph 15th February 2008

Alcohol should be made more expensive to cut down on violent crime, Gordon Brown's own advisers have suggested. The Strategy Unit, which is part of the Cabinet Office, has also told him that increasing taxes on drinks would curb domestic violence and reduce traffic accidents and injuries in the workplace. The recommendation is contained in a briefing paper. The unit's conclusions come amid growing political unease about the effects of cheap alcohol.

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