Nudging alcohol moderation via excise tax reform: The case of beer in Australia

Kym Anderson

Departmental Working Papers from The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics

Abstract: Australia taxes alcohol consumption more than most other affluent economies. A switch to low-alcohol beer has been encouraged in Australia by it being subject to a lower rate of excise tax than regular beer, but no such incentive applies to packaged mid-strength beer. Would more or less alcohol be consumed if the tax rates for mid-strength beer were lowered, for example to those for low-strength beer? This study estimates changes in demand that could result from such a policy change. It finds that alcohol consumption from each of beer, wine and spirits could fall, but by little more than 1% in total.

JEL-codes: D12 D49 H20 H24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2025
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