What is your opinion of cutting tax on low-alcohol drinks?

AUSTRALIA: TAX ON LOW ALCOHOL DRINKS COULD BE CUT


The price of low-alcohol drinks in Australia could be cut as part of a strategy to fight binge drinking. Doctors want changes to the tax system - which taxes light beer at a much higher rate than wine - saying it encouraged people to drink more. Wine is currently taxed on the value of the product, while beer and spirits are taxed by alcohol volume. Wine is taxed at as little as 6c a glass while consumers buying low-alcohol beer pay about 52c a middy.





Alcohol consumed at risky levels accounts for two-thirds of all alcohol drunk by Australians. Doctors hope lowering the price of low-alcoholic beverages will limit bingeing. Alcohol pricing reform is being pushed by The Royal College of Physicians and Australian Medical Association and includes a new training system teaching doctors how to treat alcoholics. The alcohol policy has been submitted to the Federal Government.

What is your opinion of cutting tax on low-alcohol drinks?
I guess it is a good idea to help curb drink driving and bad behaviour.
Reply:Encouraging the consumption of lower-alcohol drinks is only good when compared to higher-alcohol drinks. In that case, it is a good idea as it lessons the occurrence of being totally drunk!

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