Alcohol and Tobacco in NSW: Consumption Revenue and Concern
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Briefing Paper No. 07/1997 by John Wilkinson
- New South Wales is a major centre of beer, wine and cigarette production in Australia (pp.4-18)
- New South Wales is likewise a major centre of alcohol and tobacco consumption in Australia (pp.9-18)
- Alcohol and tobacco have been used for centuries as source of revenue, and they still retain revenue significance in the present day (pp.19-30)
- Concerns over alcohol and (later) tobacco have been constantly raised - first, in the case of alcohol, by church groups and subsequently, in the case of both substances, by health and allied organisations (pp.30-45)
- Some dilemmas in the continuing government revenue reliance on alcohol and tobacco are discussed (pp.46-53)
- Some policy tendencies for the future are outlined (p.53)
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