Paul Walsh, the chief executive of Diageo, has called the Government's plans to raise taxes in order to decrease excessive alcohol consumption a "terrible mistake".
Walsh said supermarkets and parents should take as much responsibility for the problem of binge-drinking as the Government and the producers of alcoholic drinks.
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