The consumption of alcohol by Australian adolescents: A comparison of revenue and expenditure

To estimate (i) Australian government taxation revenue collected from the consumption of alcohol by adolescents and (ii) the amount spent by the government on interventions aimed at educating adolescents about the potential dangers of alcohol use. Secondary data analysis. Australia. Australian adole...

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Published inAddictive behaviors Vol. 31; no. 10; pp. 1919 - 1928
Main Authors Doran, Christopher M., Gascoigne, Michael B., Shakeshaft, Anthony P., Petrie, Dennis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2006
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - economics
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol use
Alcoholic Beverages - economics
Australia
Child
Costs and Cost Analysis
Female
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Health expenditure
Health policy
Health Promotion - economics
Humans
Male
Tax revenues
Taxes
Teenagers
Australia
Alcohol
Health policy
Health expenditure
Adolescents
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Summary:To estimate (i) Australian government taxation revenue collected from the consumption of alcohol by adolescents and (ii) the amount spent by the government on interventions aimed at educating adolescents about the potential dangers of alcohol use. Secondary data analysis. Australia. Australian adolescents (aged between 12 and 17 years, inclusive) spent approximately $217 million on alcoholic beverages in 2002, netting the Australian government approximately $112 million in tax revenue. This resulted in an average of $195 earned in tax per adolescent drinker. It is estimated that the Government spent approximately $17 million on adolescent drinking interventions in 2002, equating to an expenditure of about $10.51 per adolescent on the delivery of alcohol interventions. For every dollar spent on alcohol interventions aimed at adolescents, it is estimated that the government receives around $7 in alcohol tax revenue. A substantial disparity exists between the amount of tax revenue received by the Australian government from adolescent drinkers and the overall amount spent in attempting to prevent and relieve some of the problems associated with adolescent problem drinking.
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ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.02.005