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key points from Chancellor Alistair Darling’s 2008 Budget

CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL

• Cigarettes up 11p a packet of 20 from 1800 GMT; five cigars up 4p.

• Beer up by 4p a pint, wine 14p a bottle, spirits 55p a bottle and cider 3p a litre by Sunday.

• Duties on alcohol will go up by 2% above inflation in each of the next four years.

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