RTD News

ATO in Court Over RTD Tax

Suntory Australia has initiated urgent proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia to clarify the right of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to continue collecting RTD excise duties, following the defeat of its related bill last month. [Read More...]

[Wed 08/04/2009 03:08:39]

Distillers To Donate Bulk of RTD Tax Refund to Drinkwise

Leading distillers have announced they will donate refunds they are entitled to following the defeat of the RTD tax hike bill to Drinkwise Australia and other health and education funds. [Read More...]

[Fri 20/03/2009 11:09:48]

RTD Tax Hike Bill Defeated

The RTD tax hike was defeated in Parliament yesterday (Mar 18) after Family First Senator Steve Fielding sided with the Opposition to reject the bill [Read More...]

[Thu 19/03/2009 03:28:47]

Government Insists on Refund for Distillers

The Federal Government has sunk efforts to see funds already collected by the RTD tax hike directed toward health and alcohol education in what the industry believes is an effort to shame it. [Read More...]

[Thu 19/03/2009 03:24:07]

Mandatory Health Warnings for Alcohol Scuttled

The Federal Government's plan to impose mandatory health warnings for alcohol advertising and containers is dead in the water following the defeat of the RTD tax hike bill in Parliament yesterday (Mar 18). [Read More...]

[Thu 19/03/2009 03:11:36]

Dehook Alcohol from Sport: Senator Fielding

Independent Senator Steve Fielding let the genie out of the bottle in Parliament yesterday (Mar 17), demanding the decoupling of sport and alcohol advertising in exchange for his support on the RTD tax hike bill. [Read More...]

[Wed 18/03/2009 02:29:02]

Greens' RTD Deal Leaves Health $240m Short

A deal struck between the Federal Government and cross bench senators to pass the RTD tax hike bill will provide a fraction of the health funding promised by distillers if the bill is defeated. [Read More...]

[Wed 18/03/2009 02:21:22]

Crossbench Senators Strike Deal over RTD Tax Hike

The RTD tax hike is on the brink of being passed in an amended state following the striking of a deal between crossbench senators and the Rudd Government. [Read More...]

[Tue 17/03/2009 04:32:05]

Health Warnings To Apply for Alcohol Advertising

The Federal Government has tentatively agreed to impose mandatory warning labels on alcohol advertising in Australia. [Read More...]

[Tue 17/03/2009 04:28:27]

Health Agencies Fail To Prove RTD Tax Hike is Working

Representatives of public health agencies who gave evidence before the Senate Community Affairs Committee on the RTD tax hike last week said they have no evidence the tax hike has reduced binge drinking. [Read More...]

[Mon 16/03/2009 02:14:02]

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