From foodprofessor: Binging on alcohol taxes cdnpoli
, as consumers seek out cheaper alternatives. For alcohol, this means bootlegging and smuggling. This can have negative consequences on public health and safety, as illicitly produced alcohol may be of lower quality and pose greater risks to consumers. This is not the road we need to take, especially right now.Article content
Some say the escalator tax, which few Canadians know about, is undemocratic. Perhaps, but the escalator tax will eventually make all legal alcohol products in Canada less affordable over time. Parliament should investigate the escalator tax and see whether we should cap it or at least set a ceiling clause of some sort when inflation reaches a certain level.
Ottawa doesn’t need more revenue from “sin taxes.” The government should protect our agri-food industry as much as it can, by making it attractive to investors while offering high-quality, decently priced food and beverage products to Canadian taxpayers. Or else, with higher taxes, many companies will flee Canada, eliminating options and reducing competition, thus pushing prices even higher.
— Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University.
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