Alcopops Tax back on the agenda

[imnothereanymore]

my mum works in a bws (booze shop) and she was saying since the tax was brought in ages ago premade drink sales slumped and bottle sales went through the roof so it didnt work more kids get more drunk

 

[ashbox]

When the alcopops went up, I noticed most of the younger teens in my area turned to buying whole bottles rather than wasting $10-20 on 4 or 6 drinks. A whole bottle of Vodka is $25.
At least before they were drinking a premixed drink with a standard shot, when they buy bottles it only involves them getting a lot drunker and a lot faster..
There's no quick fix to this. If all spirits go up there's still good old goon for the teens...

wouldn't be a standard shot if the drink is equivilent to say for eg 1.4 standard drinks.

doubt it will pass but if it does then as people have said sales of large bottles of vodka, scotch etc will go back up if they have dropped

 

[Troy5L]

As for the tax, its a cash grab, plain and simple, doesnt solve binge drinking at all, and it never will...

yeh im totally agree, thats all they are money hungry government

 

[VTSSDUDE]

Should have never been brought in the first place. If teenagers are going to drink they are going to drink.
Can't do anything about it.
KRudd 747 is broke as and needs all the cash he can get.

 

[kane88]

"alcopop" is a buzzword that has been used to whip up a sh*tstorm by the media and ultra conservatives.
unfortunately, when the "alcopop" tax was brought in last time, publicans and bottle-o owners capitalised and spread the price hikes across the board on rtd's, not just on the cruisers and such that are aimed at the younger crowd.
hard liquor prices went up too, but it was not as noticable, because of the media circus surrounding the premixes.

basically, as far as i'm concerned, it's not only a cash grab on the govt's part, but also by the publicans and bottle-o owners and liquor chains, and that means only one thing really - the little guy (that's you and me) gets f*cked

just my thoughts...

 

[Reaper]

It did just occur to me that if GovCo wants to tax alcohol out of the reach of the average Joe - I wonder how many will go for the cheaper pills and other white powdery substances.

Reaper

 

[VL_5SPEED]

alco tax has nothing to do with binge drinking or under age drinking its to do with $$$$$

Most kids drink beer and girls drink wine.

 

[minux]

It did just occur to me that if GovCo wants to tax alcohol out of the reach of the average Joe - I wonder how many will go for the cheaper pills and other white powdery substances.

Reaper

When Krudd see's this happening he will legalise so he can tax it too

 

[satos]

It is happening now.How many overdoses you now see on the news where kids at rave parties are taking GBH and Ecstasy tablets because they are so cheap now.Cheaper than alcohol in some cases.

 

[Grennan]

It was in the paper here in Vic 2 days ago that the average hit of GBH costs 7 bucks (Victoria's prices are the cheapest by long way) - the same as 2 pots of beer. What do you think is going to happen?