Drinks Industry to Government : "please help us"

I was shocked during the week to see the Alcohol lobby asking the Government to layoff alcohol in the Budget because consumption is lowering. We have a shocking high rate of alcohol consumption in this country. We are always being urged to reduce it and become more resonsible and yet we have a trade organsiation moaning about how it is a bad thing for the country to be drinking less. Almost a case of go out and drink for the sake of the country. And for the sake of the fat cats in the drinks industry.