Wine tax part of the solution, drug counsellor says

Christopher Testa

AN INCREASE in the price of the cheapest alcohol would reduce harmful drinking but wouldn’t prevent all problem drinkers reaching for the bottle, a Sunraysia drug counsellor says.Taxing all alcoholic drinks based on their alcohol volume is one measure being considered under a National Alcohol Strategy, although it has attracted staunch opposition from Sunraysia’s wine […]

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