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MEDIA RELEASE: COST OF 24-HOUR LICENSING SHOULD BE BORNE BY IRRESPONSIBLE DRINKERS, NOT BY TAXPAYERS
1 July 2008
Responding to a report by the Local Government Association showing an increased cost of £100m due to extended licensing hours, Progressive Vision, the classical liberal think tank has said irresponsible drinkers – not the taxpayer - should pick up any bills associated with their behaviour.
Shane Frith, director of Progressive Vision, said;
“Many predicted that anarchy and chaos would be the result of longer licensing hours. This has simply has not been the case.
“But where costs have increased, these should be borne by irresponsible drinkers, not by taxpayers in general.
“If you drink so much that you fall over and are admitted to hospital, you should not expect the expense to be borne by the public purse. Adults should be entitled to drink whatever they want, whenever they want, but if they over-indulge, they should face the full costs of doing so.”
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