THE COST of pre-mixed drinks will jump by about $1 a bottle from today after a dramatic move by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to curb binge drinking.
The Rudd Government doubled the tax on ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages from midnight.
Drinks targeted included Bacardi Breezers, rum and coke, Vodka Cruisers and UDLs. Some are equivalent to three standard drinks.
Drinkers will pay more for the products, whether sold in supermarkets, bottle shops or pubs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show young people are more likely to drink RTDs and teenage girls in particular are introduced to alcohol through RTDs.
The Rudd Government swooped last night to avoid a rush on bottle shops. But shoppers may still be able to pick up a bargain. Some prices will stay at current levels until stocks are sold.
The excise will go up from $39 a litre of pure alcohol to $67 a litre of alcohol from today - with pubs and clubs likely to significantly increase the cost of the "alcopop" drinks to cover the rise.
your a huge loser, you know thatStarcraftmazter said:It'd be great if alcohol got outlawed full stop, but unfortunately not even the number of licensed liquor stored can be lowered, due to the impact that would have on the economy.
As a person who doesn't drink, who despises the taste of alcohol, and who sees no point in it's consumption, I cannot understand how the problem can be this big, nor how to solve it.
It all comes down to responsibility and education though.
Yeah, great idea.Starcraftmazter said:It'd be great if alcohol got outlawed full stop,
lol bet theres a backstoryjb_nc said:your a huge loser, you know that
You are one l33t g33k.Starcraftmazter said:It'd be great if alcohol got outlawed full stop, but unfortunately not even the number of licensed liquor stored can be lowered, due to the impact that would have on the economy.
As a person who doesn't drink, who despises the taste of alcohol, and who sees no point in it's consumption, I cannot understand how the problem can be this big, nor how to solve it.
It all comes down to responsibility and education though.
The benefits of banning alcohol would be not unlike those of America's policy of abstinence-only sex education.Starcraftmazter said:It'd be great if alcohol got outlawed full stop, but unfortunately not even the number of licensed liquor stored can be lowered, due to the impact that would have on the economy.
As a person who doesn't drink, who despises the taste of alcohol, and who sees no point in it's consumption, I cannot understand how the problem can be this big, nor how to solve it.
It all comes down to responsibility and education though.
Yeah, the double black is pretty much as high as it goes.Slidey said:"Drinks targeted included Bacardi Breezers, rum and coke, Vodka Cruisers and UDLs. Some are equivalent to three standard drinks."
I call bullshit. You find me any one of those that is more than 2 standard drinks.
Howard tax cut 'sparked teen binge boom'
FEDERAL Health Minister Nicola Roxon has blamed the former Howard Government for the rise in teenage binge drinking.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23605007-2,00.html
Haha. Teens have been binge drinking since forever.chicky_pie said:lol at Nicola Roxon blaming Howard for the booming of binge drinking.
What she said in that article seemed to be pretty truish, me thinks.chicky_pie said:lol at Nicola Roxon blaming Howard for the booming of binge drinking.
Truish, if you're one eyed..Nebuchanezzar said:What she said in that article seemed to be pretty truish, me thinks.
But it affects the rest of us legal drinkers. The increase in price will be extremely noticeable, easily an extra $8-10 on a regular week. I gather a case will cost around 1/3-1/4 extracute.asa.button said:But the current policy isn't really aimed at club/bar/pub goers - its aimed at pre-legal drinking age teens - kids who are 14 getting their parents to buy them slabs of cruisers to take to parties.
The biggest problem i see with the scheme is that it only raises prices of cruisers, breezers etc by about 50 cents, which is hardly enough to make it noticeable..
More like goon, passion pop.cute.asa.button said:they will just learn to like beer younger and get that instead... Another substitute will be straight spirits, which would be equally worth the money as pre-mixed drinks and easier to get drunk with.