New alliance pushes for higher wine taxes
New alliance pushes for higher wine taxes
Mar 21, 2010 6
Australia - A new health alliance wants to force the Federal Government to end sales of cheap wine, by raising taxes.
The National Alliance for Alcohol Action is planning unprecedented lobbying for changes to alcohol tax in the lead-up to this year's election.
The Winemakers Federation is warning 12,000 jobs will be lost and 30,000 hectares of vines removed if the Federal Government ends the industry's tax breaks .
But Professor Mike Daube, from the National Alliance, says health experts want the concessions scrapped.
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