Australian Tax on Wine
Business Submission - Australian Tax on Wine
With the Australian government seeking to impose additional taxation upon the use and sale of wine, there have been many outcries of indignation arguing how this would affect the Australian wine industry, and eventually the Australian economy. However, what needs to be considered are the consequences and the public cost of continuing with the discounted taxation to which wine makers in Australia are currently subjected to. The effect on the Australian GDP needs to be taken in to account with the harms that alcoholism in the increasingly youth population is set to unleash, if made available readily and at subsidized prices.
The risks and problems that have arose from the increased alcohol consumption by the Australian public in recent years, especially the young generation, point towards a possible increase in the health deterioration of most Australians while also impacting the economy in an adverse manner. As it is a proven fact that the consumption of alcohol is, in fact, a vice in the society that can create havoc over a nation if its power, consumption and authority are not brought under increased control. Although the consumption of alcohol is witnessed in almost most cultures of the world, this problem has left evidence and support for the Australian community that acts as a support for the fact that the consumption of alcohol should be reduced by acting in an efficient manner, without creating uproar amongst the members of the public. The toll for deaths caused as a result of alcoholism in Australia in 2009 peaked to 60 members of the society per week (Shepherd, 2009). I am a political lobbyist hired by the Australian National Preventive Health Agency in order to advocate the imposition of taxation on wine, which will as a result increase the prices of cased wine, beer and other spirits to reduce the implications caused by excessive alcoholism in the country.
Background Information of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency
The Australian National Preventive Health Agency was established in 2011 and operates with the slogan, 'Promoting a Healthy Australia', in line with the Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act of 2010, in order to instigate national policies regarding preventative health measures. It strives to create a healthier Australia, where any possible health issues might be tackled first hand by the use of preventive methods as precaution. The government of Australia established this agency so that the infrastructure and the investment in the preventive health care system in the country can be made strong and more awareness can be created amongst the masses for the need to stay preventive in terms of health problems (Government, 2011). The agency has its strategic goals and the mission statement set out based on the Australian National Preventive Health Agency Act of 2010. Within the scope of those goals, the agency intends to promote and assist the government in establishing preventive health care public policies on a national level., while also reducing the risk of possible loss of health by running advice and leadership programs in relation to the preventive health care, spreading more knowledge regarding the important health issue and guiding towards maintaining a healthy lifestyle in order to avoid any health issues in the future. The agency also aims to aid in the gathering of statistical data regarding the health issues and concerns throughout the country and make such data and reports available readily for all members of the country. Therefore, the policies that this agency promotes and presents to the government target the promotion of avoidance and prevention of any issues in the society that can lead to adverse health problems in the future.
The Problem
After tobacco, alcohol is the most used drug in the whole world. Increased consumption can lead to health problems, such as chronic diseases like kidney diseases, cardiovascular problems, cancer, diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure, for an individual and can also easily result in developing serious issues and problems that require hospitalization and in an increasing number of cases, also result in deaths (Sturm, 2002). The main issue that lies in the Australian system is again an increase in alcohol consumption by people of all ages. When studied in detail, the statistics can prove to be astonishing. According to statistics, Australians are considered to consume a very high level of alcohol as compared...
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