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Budget Reaction: Excise Increases Will Kill Fragile Jobs
Posted on 15 October 2013
The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) has expressed
extreme disappointment at the decision of the Government to
increase excise on beer, wine and spirits in today's Budget
2014 announcement, and has stated that it will have a
negative...Read More »
Do Not Take 62,000 Jobs For Granted, Drinks Industry Warns
Posted on 07 October 2013
Thousands of jobs could be further undermined if additional
excise increases are levelled at the drinks and hospitality
sector, the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) warned
today. It reiterated its call for government to reverse the
excise increase;...Read More »
New Report Confirms Major Contributions Of Drinks Sector To Irish Economy
Posted on 23 September 2013
The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) has today called
on the Government to reverse last year's excise increase on
alcohol and set up a task force to prevent the demise of
Irish pubs and independent off-licences. The...Read More »
Significant Contribution To The Irish Tourism Sector
Posted on 17 July 2013
A new report from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland
(DIGI) has highlighted the significant contribution that the
drinks industry makes to the Irish tourism sector. The
report The Contribution of the Drinks Industry to Tourism,
Festivals and Sport,...Read More »
DIGI calls for a fresh approach in how this country deals with alcohol misuse
Posted on 02 July 2013
Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI), the wider
representative body for the drinks industry in Ireland,
today welcomed the publication by the Joint Oireachtas
Committee on Transport and Communications of its 'Report on
Sponsorship of Sports by the Alcohol...Read More »
Decline Continues In The Pub And Independent Off-Licence Sectors
Posted on 17 April 2013
The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) has published
its annual Drinks Market Performance Report by Anthony Foley
of DCU Business School, examining the consumption, product
mix, price, and the value, volume and distribution of
alcohol sales in bars...Read More »
