Some valid points hereRe: "Taxes slashed for booze, pubs", & "Thaksin can enter politics on parole", (BP, Feb 24). The Excise Department director-general said alcohol prices are stimulus measures to encourage visitors to travel to Thailand. Do tourists really choose a place to visit based on alcohol prices as the first criteria? Thaksin can enter politics. Our prime minister said we should have effective feeder public transport services in Bangkok.