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Evening Standard
Jonathan Bunn

Raise alcohol taxes to tackle job-related drinking ‘productivity crisis’ – think tank

A think tank has warned that the regular consumption of alcohol at work-related events is causing harm to the economy as well as health (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

Taxes on alcoholic beverages should be increased to address a “productivity crisis” caused by an entrenched workplace drinking culture, a think tank has said.

Nearly one in three workers overall admitted they had called in sick after drinking at work events in the past year, while 43% of 18 to 24-year-olds said they had done so, a survey by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found.

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