文档介绍：(II-1) Higher taxes on alcohol can do more than add cash to ailing government budgets.
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If the government imposes higher taxes on alcohol, it will not only get more money for its short-of-money budgets, but also gain other benefits.
If the government raises taxes on alcohol…it will …
By raising taxes/imposing higher taxes on alcohol, the government may have more money at hand when they are planning the budgets.
(II-2) As prices go up, the study found, people e less likely to drink. And when they do drink, they drink less.
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The study found that with the prices for alcohol going up, it is likely that people consume less alcohol. And even if they do, they drink less than when it is cheaper.
(II-3) Although studies have found that moderate drinking can have beneficial health effects, other research has shown that reducing overall drinking has a broader social benefit, Wagenaar said, “Areas that drink more have higher rates of a wide range of problems (., injuries and chronic health problems and deaths),” he wrote in an e-mail message.
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Although studies have found that a fair amount of alcohol will do good to one’s health, other studies have found that drinking less in general will do good