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Ireland's alcohol taxes are among Europe's highest, spurring calls for a 10% reduction despite consumption drops.
Irish consumers pay significantly more excise duty on alcohol compared to European counterparts, with beer and wine taxes being 11 and 80 times higher than in Germany and France respectively.
This places Ireland second only to Finland for the highest alcohol excise duties in the EU and UK.
Despite a 34.3% drop in alcohol consumption since 2001, the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) calls for a 10% excise tax reduction to help the struggling drinks sector compete and counter the effects of pub closures and US export tariffs.
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Los impuestos al alcohol de Irlanda se encuentran entre los más altos de Europa, lo que estimula los llamados a una reducción del 10% a pesar de las caídas del consumo.