A PROPOSED tax on the amount of alcohol wine contains and a minimum floor price to curb alcohol-related harm has been described as a “sledgehammer” approach that could threaten Australia’s wine grape industry.

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Winemaker and wine grape grower industry bodies have decried the proposals in the Federal Government’s draft national alcohol strategy. The aims to prevent and minimise alcohol-related harm by managing availability, price and promotion. Murray Valley...

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