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8 Case D: should the state impose taxes on the purchase of alcohol to limit alcohol-related harms? 13 Evidence suggests that, because it is price sensitive alcohol consumption can be manipulated by the pricing of alcohol14 increasing alcohol taxes serves both to reduce alcohol harms and to increase government revenues to support health care and other public goods. This suggests the state has a public duty to use taxation as a tool to the benefit of the public’s health. However, as with smoking restrictions, alcohol taxation serves to restrict the liberty of the individual to make a lifestyle choice.
However, when evidence is poor, then a judgement about the likely effectiveness has to be made in the knowledge that good quality evidence is not available. Equity The basic principle of equity (fairness) is that people with similar needs should be treated similarly. This principle should be applied consistently at different times and in different settings, with no discrimination on grounds that are irrelevant to the need for healthcare. In developing the principles on which equity is based, two broad approaches can be taken: • maximizing the welfare of patients within the budget available (a utilitarian approach), often expressed in terms of the costeffectiveness of different health services • giving priority to those in most need (a rights approach).
The skills of needs assessment, critical appraisal, application of evidencebased care and management of risk that are key to public health are all needed to develop this role. Whatever changes occur to the structure of the health services, local clinicians will continue to make decisions on a patient by patient basis, guided by accepted good practice guidelines. The difficulty of balancing resources can be assisted by clear processes and common ethics values, with the development of appropriate decision-making frameworks within which trade-offs can be made.
