Re: Porky's (Beazley) Return ? hahahahaha

On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 06:51:02 +0800, Jonathan Wilson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> Wine, for another. The Government cheated on many aspects of GST
>> (that is, they lied, which is their hallmark). The 'Wine
>> Equalisation Tax' was introduced when they realised that wine
>> wouldn't bring in enough tax.

>Actually, I think the WET was to give wine a higher tax rate than beer

Thus defeating the entire notion of the 'new, fairer tax system'
that claimed that GST would replace a whole raft of wholesale and
retail taxes.

>Personally, I think that the WET should go, as should alcohol excise and 
>instead alcohol should be taxed based on a formula depending on the alcohol 
>content of the item. So, a beet costing $2 before tax with 0.5% alcohol in 
>it would have more tax than a $2 beer with 0.3% alcohol. Either that or 
>just slap a straight percentage amount on all alcohol.

Or just treat it fairly, subject to the same GST as all other goods.

>It would:
>1.make it much easier for bottle shops, alcohol manufacturers and so on to 
>understand the tax reigime for alcohol
>2.make it easier to handle "tax free" alcohol (for example, how you can buy 
>"tax free" alcohol when you travel overseas)
>and 3.if the first method was adopted, encourage people to drink 
>lower-alcohol drinks.

It's none of the Government's business, nor should it be their
prerogative, to try to influence what people drink.

-- 
Craig