Policy and Position Papers on Taxation

Industry

Health / Community

Industry

Canada

Federal Taxation on Distilled Spirits, Association of Canadian Distillers

The Economic Impact and Taxation Burden from the Distilled Spirits Industry, The Conference Board of Canada, Association of Canadian Distillers, January 1996

Brewers Association of Canada:

• Prices & Taxes;
• Beer Prices by Province;
• 1997 International Survey - Alcoholic Beverage Taxation and Control Policies (9th Edition) ;
• Submission to Sub-Committee on Bill C-222, An Act to Amend the Food & Drugs Act, May 2, 1996

Brew on Premise Association of Ontario:

• U-Brews Welcome Controls (Press Release, March 1997)
• U-Brews Unfairly Attacked (Press Release, March 1997)
• U-Brews Support Excise Direction (Press Release, March 1997)

USA

Distilled Spirits Excise Taxes, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

Beer Institute:

• The Tax Burden on the Brewing Industry

What a Beer Tax Rollback WILL and WON'T Do, Roll Back the Beer Tax, Beer Institute

Tennessee Beverage Alcohol Taxes, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee

Health/Community

Canada

Policy on Alcohol, Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, June 2002

U-Brew Operations in Ontario, City of Toronto Board of Health Report, March 24, 1997

Promoting Healthy Communities, a Position Paper on Alcohol Policy and Public Health, Ontario Public Health Association, 1996

Greater controls proposed for 'brew-your-own' shops, Penny Stuart, CAMH's The Journal, November/December 1996

USA

Do Alcohol and Tobacco Taxes Defray Costs? in Making the Case for Prevention Discussion Paper, National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information

Centre for Science in the Public Interest:

• Fact Sheet: Beer Consumption & Taxes
• Drinkers Should Pay More for Alcohol's Havoc: Action Guide Offers Map for State Alcohol-Tax Hikes
• Stop The Beer Tax Rollback! Reject H.R. 1305, Statement of George A. Hacker, News Conference, April 16, 2002
• Safety and Consumer Groups, American Public Just Say No To Beer Industry's "Roll Back the Beer Tax" Break, April 16, 2002

Excise Taxes, The relationship between beer excise taxes and alcohol consumption among youth, Briefing Paper, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

Position on Alcohol Taxes, MADD USA

International

Alcohol, Taxation Reform and Public Health in Australia, Submission to Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Substance Abuse in Australian Communities, Parliament of Australia

Alcohol: Tax and Price and Public Health, Fact Sheet, Institute of Alcohol Studies, UK