To pass, you have to take along - at the very least - a box of chocolates and a bottle of liquor.

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Enter a proposal for a minimum price on alcohol, which would see a little over a dollar extra on wine and three dollars on a bottle of liquor.

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"We popped into a liquor store and bought a bottle of champagne, a bottle of red and a bottle of white, " he said.

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