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COVID-19 shutdowns hit alcohol tax take

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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Venue closures, physical distancing requirements and hits to household income have driven down alcohol tax revenue, with Tuesday's budget revealing a $670 million drop over two years.

Since the Coalition's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook in December, alcohol taxes and levies have dropped 1.36 per cent. Booze will still deliver $7.23 billion to federal coffers, including more than $950 million from the Wine Equalisation Tax, and about $5 billion from excises on beer and spirits.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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