Changes in Excise Tax Rate for Strong Alcohol on Consumption and State Revenues in Latvia A. Strateičuks‚ V. Kaže‚ R. Škapars Abstract—State tax revenues in most countries started to decrease during the recession. Government of Latvia decided to compensate the decline by increasing rates of several taxes including excise tax on strong alcohol. The total increase in 2009 constituted 42% and the rate increased from 896€ to 1 266€ for 100l of absolute alcohol. Since then this has had a negative
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References: 1. Aids content Kenya. (2009)‚ Volume 3. 2. Ball DM Murray (1994)‚ Genetics of alcohol‚ Volume 3 3 4. Cornelius Mwau‚ (27th July 2010)‚ Chang’aa now legal but must be bottled‚ Nairobi‚ The Standard. 7. NACADA (2009)‚ campaign against drug abuse‚ vole 6 8 9. NACADA (2011) Second generation alcohol and Chang’aa‚ Volume 9 10 11. Royal College of physicians‚ (1999)‚ alcoholism‚ Volume 4 12 13. Watson‚ Jeff (2001). How to determine sample
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insurance coverage based on intoxication. Meta Keywords: Nevada Insurance Alcohol Exclusion Summary: Nevada state laws prohibit denial of insurance claims based on intoxication. Intoxication and Insurance Claims in Nevada Beginning in the 1940s‚ many states passed alcohol exclusion laws that allowed insurance companies to deny health insurance claims based on the use of alcohol. Then‚ insurance companies began writing alcohol exclusion clauses into their policies. One intent of such state laws was
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Marketing Research Alcohol Abuse of Ateneo College Students: An Assessment I. Introduction One of the ways in which communication functions is in the creation and maintenance of the ways in which using and abusing substances‚ especially alcohol‚ are talked about and treated. When‚ for example‚ society considered the use of alcohol to be a social sin‚ its use is banned. "Prohibition" is the name given to the era during which it was illegal in Davao City to buy‚ sell‚ and drink alcohol after 2am‚ especially
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Effects Of Alcohol On A Human Body During this essay I will explain the physical effects and the emotional effects alcohol can have on the human body. I’m also going to be showing the long and short term effects it comes into play with. This first section is going to cover the emotional and physical effects alcohol can have on the human body. Yes the feeling might feel great but after this sentence I’m going to show how you are harming yourself by drinking over your limit. Brain damage- Binge drinking
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the Rye: How Holden Deals With Alcohol‚ Sex‚ and Violence The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D Salinger‚ depicts how a lonely teenager‚ Holden Caulfield‚ deals with alcohol‚ sex‚ and violence. Teenagers must also deal with these problems daily. Alcohol is very predominate throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye. Alcoholic beverages are a readily available‚ and relatively inexpensive for minors to get. Over the past couple of years‚ teenage consumption of alcohol has risen dramatically. The National
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The Physical Effects of Alcohol on the Body Alcoholism is a disease which‚ in many cases‚ appears to be a genetically transmitted biochemical defect. However‚ in other instances‚ it appears to be caused by overwhelming bombardment of the physiology of the body by repeated episodes of heavy drinking resulting in the incapacity to handle alcohol normally. Psychological and/or social pressures may aggravate the disease. It is characterized by a typical progression of drinking behavior that requires
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What is fetal alcohol syndrome? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy‚ characterized by retardation of mental development and of physical growth‚ particularly of the skull and face of the infant. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fetal-alcohol-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20021015. Some Children with fetal alcohol syndrome will be able to make easy decisions affected towards other people. Because of
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General Assembly‚ 2011). This bill would require alcohol retailers to post “a sign in a conspicuous location that bears a warning regarding the risk of consuming alcohol during pregnancy” (Virginia General Assembly‚ 2011‚ B-12). The purpose of this bill is to decrease the number of alcohol related birth defects by increasing awareness and education. This bill is related to the issue of alcohol consumption during pregnancy‚ which can result in Fetal Alcohol
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Keys‚ V. A. (2011). Alcohol withdrawal during hospitalization. American Journal of Nursing‚ 111(1)‚ 40-44. Summary The purpose of this article was to inform nurses about the possibility of patients’ unplanned alcohol withdrawal during hospitalization. When chronic drinkers are forced to abstain from consuming alcohol due to hospitalization‚ they may experience symptoms related to alcohol withdrawal. It is important for nurses to recognize the possible origin of these symptoms in order
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