Alcopops Tax
April 16, 2009 by Susan Denny
Well here we go again! The Australian Government is once again going to try to introduce new legislation into the parliament to place a tax on Alcopops.
This is just another tax grab and we all know it. When it was first introduced it’s purpose was to slow down the purchase of Alcopops by teenagers, but all it did was to turn young people onto stronger spirits.
It’s people at the coalface who see the results of this new tax. It’s the liquour retailers, security guards, accident and emergency staff and police officers, who have to deal with a policy which encourages the purchase of stronger spirits.
In a recent survey of nearly 500 liquour stores, 88% believed that the tax increase had not reduced alcohol consumption, while 4 out of 5 said most Alcopop consumers had switched to other forms of alcohol.
So, by increasing taxes on Alcopops it’s supposed to stop young people from over consuming? I don’t think so! There’s always other alcohol products to binge on, and young adults will continue to do so no matter what the government throws at them.
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