No 元気づける for drinks group Diageo

By Daily Mail Reporter
Updated: 00:00 BST, 18 April 2002

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DRINKS 巨大（な） Diageo will 耐える the brunt of a 税金 rise on alcopops, which are spirits based. The move - 正当化するd by the （ドイツなどの）首相／（大学の）学長 as a 厳重取締り on the binge drinking habits of young people - is 目的（とする）d at bringing in an extra £210m a year by 2004.

It is a blow t o drinks 会社／堅いs, which さもなければ escaped 義務 増加するs on spirits, ワイン and beers. Diageo, led by Paul Walsh, has enjoyed 広大な／多数の／重要な success with its trendy vodka-based Smirnoff Ice and Smirnoff Mule. 義務 on a 基準 275ml 瓶／封じ込める of Smirnoff Ice, 定価つきの £2.25, will rise 11p to 29p. によれば 分析家s, the brand 与える／捧げるd £100m of 全世界の operating 利益（をあげる）s in the first half.

Don Goulding, managing director for Diageo GB, said: 'This 決定／判定勝ち（する） 差別するs against these 製品s which opens up a 重要な gap between them and 賞与金 一括d lagers of 類似の alcohol levels.'

競争相手 drinks such as Bacardi Breezer, and 暗礁 and Red Square made by Bass Brewers' owner Coors, will also be 影響する／感情d. They were 以前 税金d at the same 率 as low-alcohol ワインs.

計画（する）s to halve 義務 for tiny village breweries will not help 独立した・無所属 brewers. Stuart Ross, 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある of Belhaven Brewery, said: 'I'm disappointed. This 手段 will help hobby breweries, 雇うing one or two people.'

On a 肯定的な 公式文書，認める for the drinks 産業, the 政府 計画（する）s tougher 対策 to stop 税金-解放する／自由な booze coming through Channel ports.