Sam: caller on whether implementing price controls for alcohol at off-licence stores will help the hospitality industry - Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons

There's growing calls to implement price controls on alcohol sold at off-licence stores to boost the hospitality industry and reduce the negative impacts of alcohol harm.

Experts say a significant percentage of alcohol consumed in New Zealand is purchased at an off-licence and consumed in the home, where there's more room for harm.

Caller Sam says it's not fair that off- and on-licence businesses are expected to pay the same levies.

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