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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Nelson calls time on booze tax

Mark Metherell

June 17, 2008

THE Government could raise alcohol taxes and introduce stricter drinking guidelines, the Opposition Leader, Brendan Nelson, said while launching a fresh salvo on the anti-binge drinking campaign.

The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, denied the claims and accused the Opposition of being in league with the distiller industry, which has financed an advertisement for the Gippsland byelection attacking the Government's 70 per cent tax increase on alcopops.
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