Cheap wine could get more expensive, spirits cheaper, under proposal for alcohol tax overhaul

CHEAP wine would become more expensive but the cost of spirits could drop under a new push for an overhaul of alcohol taxation. As the Federal Government considers options tax reform options to take to the next election, which must be held by mid-January 2017, the Distilled Spirits Industry Council is calling for all alcoholic beverages to be taxed according to alcohol content.