London, Nov 15 (EFE) .- iScotland izoba yisizwe sokuqala emhlabeni ukuletha intengo encane yezokwephuza utshwala, ngemuva kokuthi uhulumeni wesifunda anqobe namuhla icala elakwa iScottish Whisky Association (SWA) e-United Kingdom.

Inkantolo Ephakeme YaseBrithani, igunya eliphakeme kunazo zonke lezwe, ngokubambisana ukuthi ukubeka amanani amancane ngayinye yohlu utshwala, okulinganiselwa ku-50 pence (amasenti angu-55), akuphuli umthetho wezohwebo we-European Union (EU) njengoba wawunjalo Uphikisana ne-SWA.

Ngokumelene nezinsolo zenhlangano, abahluleli baphetha ngokuthi ukufakwa kwezindleko ezincane kwaba "isilinganiso esiphumelele" sokwenza utshwala obubi kakhulu eshibhile-ngakho-ke ukulwa nokudakwa ngokweqile-ukukhipha intela, ngoba esimweni sesibili umthengisi unendawo yokunciphisa intengo.

Inkantolo yathi lesi silinganiso " ngokulinganayo ukufeza umgomo osemthethweni. "

Lo mbono uphela inqubo ende yokwahlulela, eyaqala ngo-2013, ngemuva kokuba iPhalamende laseScotland lamukelwe ngo-2012 umthetho wokubeka inani elincane lokuphuza utshwala njengesilinganiso sempilo yomphakathi, futhi esadlula eNkantolo Yobulungisa YaseYurophu.

Ngemuva kokuthola ukugunyazwa kwabahluleli, uHulumeni I-Edinburgh manje ihlela ukuletha umthetho omusha ekuqaleni kuka-2018, okuzophakamisa intengo yasisekelo yophiko lokuphuza utshwala kusukela ku-pence wamanje angu-18 (amasenti angu-20) kuya ku-50 i-pennies.

I-Association Against Alcoholism Alcohol Focus Scotland ibala ukuthi inani eliningi kakhulu lokuphuza utshwala oluphakanyiswa ukusetshenziswa kwamasonto onke (izingxenye eziyi-14) lingathengwa amakhilogremu 2,52 kuphela (2.80 euro) eScotland, insimu lapho kunenkinga sina umlutha.

imithetho emisha, okuzokwenza agijime iminyaka eyisithupha futhi sizophelelwa yisikhathi uma umthetho I-Scottish ayiyikuyivuselela, izokwandisa inani elincane lebhodlela lewayini elibomvu cishe ngamakhilogremu angu-5.2, iphakethe lamakhemikhali ayisishiyagalolunye-ubhiya lizobiza okungenani amakhilogremu amane (4.4 i-euro) futhi ibhodlela lika-70cl le-whisky lizobe libiza ngamakhilogremu angu-14 (i-euro engu-15.5).

UNgqongqoshe oyinhloko waseScotland, u-Independentist Nicola Sturgeon, namuhla wabonisa "ukwaneliseka" isinqumo sokwahlulela, njengoba kwenza abaphikisayo abaphikisanayo kanye nabaphathi bezempilo.

Umkhulumeli wezempilo weScottish Executive, Shona Robison, uthe ingxenye yakhe Ikhuluma "ngombono wezomthetho womlando" kanye "nokuguqula" esifundweni sikaHulumeni sokuthi "sishintshe ubuhlobo obubucayi ukuthi iScotland inalo utshwala".

"Ngombono kusho ukuthi iNkantolo Ephakeme yase-United Kingdom isisekele ngokuvumelana ngokulinganisa kwethu ukuphayona kwamanani entengo yotshwala, okuzokwenza abantu basindiswe. "Uhulumeni waseBrithani kanye waseWales neNyakatho ye-Ireland, kanye ne-Executive of the Republic of Ireland, bahlole izinyathelo ezifanayo.