Alcohol prices set to rise as tax increases – A quiet drink with mates will be more expensive from today as excise taxes on alcohol increase almost 3.5 per cent.
Excise tax, sometimes called excise duty, is a type of tax charged on goods produced within New Zealand.
DB… [NZ Politics]
As if the government hasn’t robbed enough from it’s citizenry they are now set to increase excise duties by another 3.5% today robbing further from Kiwi battlers.
There appears to be no rationale behind this move to increase the tax take other than to sock it to an ungrateful populace who aren’t being swayed by the great munificence bestowed upon them from Dear Leader.
This will drop Labour another few points in the polls.
