WOMEN drinkers are being hardest hit by the chancellor’s recent tax increases.
New analysis from the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) shows that female drinkers are paying out some £65m more than men – 61% of the total tax paid on alcohol across the on and off-trades .
WSTA figures show that 63% of what women drink is wine, compared to 33% for men. Women also drink more spirits than men – 22% compared to 13%. More than half of men drink lager or ale, compared to just 8% of women.
Chief executive Miles Beale said: “Women look set to be penalised simply because they make different choices about what to drink.”
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