Panzone, Luca and Albani, Viviana (2020) Understanding the link between alcohol excises and the price of alcoholic drinks in UK supermarkets using scanner data. London: Alcohol Change UK.
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Key findings
- The alcoholic drinks market is characterised by an incomplete pass-through: for every £1 tax increase only £0.66 is passed onto the price.
- The pass-through varies by store formats and product volumes.
- The tax stimulates consumers to move away from products with a higher post-tax price to products with a lower post-tax price within a category.
- Increases in excise vary strategically to protect certain products (e.g. the most common size) over others.
- While the results support the idea that alcohol excises can change behaviour by increasing prices, they are less effective than they should be.
Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
Alcohol
Intervention Type
Prevention, Harm reduction
Date
March 2020
Pages
37 p.
Publisher
Alcohol Change UK
Place of Publication
London
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Subjects
A Substance use and dependence > Prevalence > Substance use behaviour > Alcohol consumption
B Substances > Alcohol
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care economics
L Social psychology and related concepts > Physical context, location or place > Alcohol beverage sales outlet (shop / pub / bar)
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Economic policy
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Economic aspects of substance use (cost / pricing)
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
B Substances > Alcohol
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care economics
L Social psychology and related concepts > Physical context, location or place > Alcohol beverage sales outlet (shop / pub / bar)
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Economic policy
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Economic aspects of substance use (cost / pricing)
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
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