爱尔兰的酒精税是欧洲最高的, 尽管消费下降, Ireland's alcohol taxes are among Europe's highest, spurring calls for a 10% reduction despite consumption drops.

爱尔兰消费者对酒精的消费税比欧洲消费者高得多,啤酒和葡萄酒税分别比德国和法国高11倍和80倍。 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. 这使得爱尔兰仅次于芬兰在欧盟和联合王国最高酒精消费税中位居第二。 This places Ireland second only to Finland for the highest alcohol excise duties in the EU and UK. 尽管自2001年以来酒精消费量下降了34.3%,但爱尔兰饮料工业集团(DIGI)呼吁降低10%的消费税,以帮助处于困境的饮料部门竞争并抵制酒吧关闭和美国出口关税的影响。 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.