New tax reform to cut alcohol prices - except for whiskey Although Israel's exorbitant taxation on whiskey has upset even British Ambassador Tom Phillips, taxes on other alcoholic beverages are expected to be reduced soon, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
In a new reform due to be adopted in a few months, all brands of alcohol will have the same tax per liter, instead of higher taxes only for luxury brands, according to Dan Leeor, managing director of the Scottish Trading Company, which imports wine and spirits.
The tax reform will take place over the course of three years, and prices will be reduced each year. After three years, the tax on alcoholic beverages will be NIS 37 per one liter of pure alcohol, according to Leeor. For example, an 80-proof bottle of vodka (which means it is 40 percent alcohol) would be taxed 40% of the NIS 37.
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