AHA wants lower excise rate for wine consumed in pubs and bars

AHA wants lower excise rate for wine consumed in pubs and bars

TAX on wine and spirits sold at pubs should be cut because they provide a safer drinking environment, the hotels lobby says. The Federal Government is also being lobbied to introduce an American-style “soda tax’’ to discourage Australians from drinking too much soft drink. The Australian Hotels Association wants an excise discount on wine and spirits consumed on premises because of the “safer environments’’ licensed establishments are required to maintain.

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