barryqwalsh
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A bottle of wine bought in Britain, for example, incurs a £1.90 duty charge, as well as 20pc in VAT.
Meanwhile a shot of whisky, at 40pc alcohol concentration, costs around 46p in duty – the second highest tax charge in Europe. Ireland is the most expensive at 54p in excise duty per 40ml shot.
Beer is similarly costly in Britain: we pay 50p in duty per pint, making the UK the second most expensive place to drink beer in Europe, behind Finland's 63p-per-pint duty.
Countries with the most and least tax on beer and wine