24 March, 2010

Drink and be sad

My 2008 harvest having failed and the 2009 not ready I have just bought 5 litres (6.6 bottles) of good, strong, smooth red wine for a little over 6 euros. I could have got plonk for much less.

In Britain the tax alone on this would be more than 11 euros (£9.81), with £1.25 per bottle and the VAT of 17.5%. Before buying the wine.

And they tell the populace that alcohol is too cheap for them to be trusted.

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