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A new study by researchers in the University of Florida has concluded that when the alcohol tax is increased, it results in a drop in alcohol-related car crashes and related health problems. So paying for for alcohol has its benefits. The research team found that when the price of booze goes up, people change their drinking habits and this brings down the DUI incidences.
A case in point is Illinois where an increase in beer, wine and spirit taxes in 2009 resulted in a 26% decrease in monthly rates of fatal alcohol-related car crashes.
Read more about the research linking alcohol tax hike and a drop in alcohol-related car crashes and health issues.
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