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Alcohol Tax !!
- Thread starter Tigaman
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Smartest move that Governments have ever made. Instead of actually having a meeting every few years to find a way to increase revenue and officially raise the tax on booze, lung busters, infringement fines etc. They simply linked a whole lot of these things to the CPI rate and let the rivers of cash flow
Cost of gin, $70. 28 is tax, plus GST.
The government in the same week sprouts tax cuts, increasing booze tax, keeps petrol excise and then somehow doesn’t intervene as the Maratime Union gets a four 23.5% (spread four years) increase that will increase the cost of goods.
Its wiggles tax cuts, “ dont look over there.”
The government in the same week sprouts tax cuts, increasing booze tax, keeps petrol excise and then somehow doesn’t intervene as the Maratime Union gets a four 23.5% (spread four years) increase that will increase the cost of goods.
Its wiggles tax cuts, “ dont look over there.”
The Maritime Union are a disgrace. The biggest bunch of thugs/crooks/standover merchants. A closed shop. Other than corporate CEO's the most overpaid "workers" on the planet.
Hold a country to ransom.
“The government is aware the cost of living is impacting everyone and making it difficult to make ends meet” We’ll give you some tax cuts.
But then levies, excises and duties all increase. Governments will still get a huge slice and even more back.
Gas, electricity, fuel etc are all everyday necessities. Major corporations are price gouging us all every hour of the day.
Governments take their cut of taxes, excises, levies, royalties etc.
How fair dinkum are they? What is the ACCC doing?
They take everyday Australians for fools. Give a sprinkle of magic dust and then squeeze that and more back.
Down with the royals, Viva la revolution, bring in the republic (or even a benevolent dictatorship)
Government for the people, by the people.
Not people buy the government. And the rest of us suffer.
But then levies, excises and duties all increase. Governments will still get a huge slice and even more back.
Gas, electricity, fuel etc are all everyday necessities. Major corporations are price gouging us all every hour of the day.
Governments take their cut of taxes, excises, levies, royalties etc.
How fair dinkum are they? What is the ACCC doing?
They take everyday Australians for fools. Give a sprinkle of magic dust and then squeeze that and more back.
Down with the royals, Viva la revolution, bring in the republic (or even a benevolent dictatorship)
Government for the people, by the people.
Not people buy the government. And the rest of us suffer.
Gone up 74 times since 1985ish. And goes again on Monday. Why not just put it on hold for 12 months?
Would be the most popular thing a PM could do. Doesn’t reduce the tax revenue just holds it.
Some useful information here
In brief in 2021-2022 the Government reaped $8 billion in alcohol taxes
. Australian Dept of Health Study estimated the cost of alcohol attributable harm conservatively at $66.8 billion
Tangible costs at $18.2 billion and intangible costs at $48.6 billion. Whatever that means.
Intangible costs might mean what the politicians drink and paid for by the taxpayer.
*edit -typo
There you go. Making the case to further increase alcohol taxes.Some usual information here
In brief in 2021-2022 the Government reaped $8 billion in alcohol taxes
. Australian Dept of Health Study estimated the cost of alcohol attributable harm conservatively at $66.8 billion
Tangible costs at $18.2 billion and intangible costs at $48.6 billion. Whatever that means.
Intangible costs might mean what the politicians drink and paid for by the taxpayer.
Maybe there should be government stores where only they can sell and limit your alcohol intake
like the old NSW Rum CorpsThat way the government saves on health costs, still collects taxes and then they can slowly reduce the taxes as health costs decrease.
I’m sure someone in government will pick this idea up.
When it’s introduced you an all thank me later
I actually have no problem with an alcohol tax, in principle.
If you have to tax anything it makes sense to tax something that is entirely optional and really bad for you.
In practice though, *smile* paying 25 bucks for a 4 pack of tinnies.
If you have to tax anything it makes sense to tax something that is entirely optional and really bad for you.
In practice though, *smile* paying 25 bucks for a 4 pack of tinnies.
