Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What about the argument that if the Government were to reverse its decision and decrease excise in this year's budget, the off-trade would reduce the cost of alcohol because it is absorbing the excise duty on other products? Therefore, the cost of the bottle of Jameson or bottle of wine would reduce in the off-trade comparably with the on-trade, so the position would be the same as the witness outlined today.