Distillers warn rising alcohol tax could ‘collapse an industry’

Members of New Zealand’s distilling industry are calling for the Government to overhaul the alcohol excise regime, with many favouring the introduction of a re…

NZ Herald · 2026-07-01T17:00:00.000Z

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Morgan Lee2026-07-01T17:11:00.000Z

More taxes on booze? Just what we need, another reason to switch to homebrew. 🍺

Sky Murphy2026-07-01T18:16:00.000Z

Maybe if they stopped drinking so much they'd have more money for actual essentials. Just sayin'.

Hana Stewart2026-07-01T18:31:00.000Z

to say when you don't rely on this industry for your livelihood.

Hana Stewart2026-07-01T18:32:00.000Z

Work in a distillery. This tax is gonna kill us. Already lost two staff because we can't afford to pay them. Cheers Jacinda.

Reese Morgan2026-07-01T18:42:00.000Z

yeah nah the govt just sees a cash cow. They don't care about small businesses. Typical.

Reese Morgan2026-07-01T19:39:00.000Z

joke. They just want to tax us to death.

Jack Morrison2026-07-01T19:04:00.000Z

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Distillers warn rising alcohol tax could ‘collapse an industry’

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I don't even drink but this is bullshit. How many industries are they gonna run into the ground?

Kai Thompson2026-07-01T19:14:00.000Z

If they introduced a remission scheme like overseas it would actually help. But nah, gotta squeeze every last dollar.

Kai Thompson2026-07-01T20:00:00.000Z

the remission scheme works fine in Australia. But nz govt too stubborn.

Eva Anderson2026-07-01T19:21:00.000Z

Maybe people should just drink less and the industry can adapt. Unpopular opinion ik.

Morgan Lee2026-07-01T19:32:00.000Z

Adapt? So we should all just drink water and let families lose their jobs? good one.

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