Text file: 4626.txt
author: nokica
downvotes: 1
end consideration date: 2013-06-12
id: '4626'
number comments: 5
number views: 3101
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: "Response from the Ministry of Finance\nAccording to the above-mentioned\
  \ law, excisable products include alcohol and alcoholic beverages.\nThe Government\
  \ of the Republic of Slovenia pursues both public financial and public health objectives\
  \ in the conduct of its excise duty policy, while at the same time pursuing comparable\
  \ taxation in neighbouring countries. The taxation of alcoholic beverages reflects\
  \ the interests of different parties: on the one hand, the interests of agricultural\
  \ producers, industry, consumers, importers and sellers of alcoholic beverages,\
  \ and on the other hand, public health interests.\nSince 1 April 2012, the excise\
  \ duty has been:\n \u20AC1,200 for ethyl alcohol/spirits for 100% alcohol by volume\
  \ per hectolitre of ethyl alcohol, \u20AC11 for beer for 1% alcohol by volume per\
  \ hectolitre of beer, \u20AC120 for intermediate beverages for one hectolitre of\
  \ intermediate beverages, \u20AC0 for still and sparkling wine and fermented beverages.\n\
  A comparative overview of the regime in neighbouring countries (source: Excise Duty\
  \ Tables, January 2013, EC) shows that the taxation of alcohol and alcoholic beverages\
  \ in Slovenia is higher than in neighbouring EU Member States.\nIn view of the above,\
  \ we consider that the proposed introduction of an additional tax on alcohol is\
  \ not appropriate, as these products are already subject to excise duty.\n "
response date: 2013-06-26
response due date: null
sent date: 2013-05-14
title: tax on alcoholic beverages
upvotes: 16
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/4626
