Sunday, November 05, 2006

Finland alarmed at rising alcohol-related deaths

In interesting story about the potential impact of liquor taxes in Finland:
Finnish authorities expressed alarm on Thursday at figures showing alcohol to be the leading killer of men in Finland and the second most common cause of death in women. ... there was no question why: in 2004 Finland cut its taxes on alcohol and Estonia joined the EU, allowing Finns to pop across the Baltic Sea to buy liquor at much lower prices.

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