Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: The government of Golado has recently increased the taxes imposed on

The government of Golado has recently increased the taxes imposed on the retail sale of all alcoholic beverages in Golado. While, by effectively increasing the cost of alcoholic beverages, the government expects the tax increase to result in significantly reduced consumption of alcohol in Golado, the government’s primary purpose in increasing the taxes is actually to reduce Golado’s government budget gap.

Which of the following, if true, provides evidence suggesting that increasing the taxes