Hic.

I knew we paid an exorbitant amount of tax on alcohol in this country, but until these new proposals that shops should not be allowed to sell alcohol at a lower price than the tax paid on them, I didn't know just how much.  I now know that the tax on a litre of vodka is £10.71, which works out at just under £7.50 a bottle.  As whisky has a somewhat higher ABV than vodka, presumably the tax is even higher.  Ye Gods!