AUSTRALIAN DISTILLERS ASSOCIATION RELEASES 'DISTILLERS RESOURCE HANDBOOK' IN RESPONSE TO EXCISE INCREASE
Advocacy & Excise
Resources
28 Jul 2023
Yesterday afternoon, the Australian Tax Office provided advice to members of the Alcohol Stakeholder Group regarding changes to alcohol excise from 1 August (see below).
New rates published on the ATO website confirm that spirits and RTD excise rates will increase by 2.2% from 1 August 2023 to:
- $100.05/ LAL for spirits and RTDs (up from $97.90/LAL)
The Shout has recently covered the story and published our media release.
RESOURCE HANDBOOK FOR DISTILLERS
A detailed resource handbook can be found below, to equip you with tools to enable us to maintain pressure on the government to consider our request for a freeze. Please click the following links for the various materials.
- RESOURCE HANDBOOK - pdf that includes all materials and graphics.
- LETTER TO YOUR MP TEMPLATE - word document
- DRINKS COMPARISON GRAPHIC
- INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON GRAPHIC

