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Winegrape and Wine Industry in Australia
"PROTECTED - UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL TABLED/RELEASED BY PARLIAMENT"
A Report by the Committee of Inquiry into the Winegrape and Wine Industry
Final Report June 1995
WINEGRAPE AND WINE INDUSTRY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abbreviations Preface Terms of Reference EXECUTIVE SUMMARY RECOMMENDATIONS
PART I: INTRODUCTION
1 NATURE AND SCOPE OF INQUIRY
Page xii xv xvi
1 17
25
PART II: INDUSTRY AND MARKET INFORMATION
2 THE AUSTRALIAN WINEGRAPE
AND WINE INDUSTRY
35
2.1 Grapegrowing
36
2.2 Wine production
48
3 REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
57
3.1 Regional dispersion
57
3.2 Contribution to regional economies
66
3.3 Summary
72
4 WINE MARKETS
75
4.1 The domestic market
75
4.2 Composition of demand
78
4.3 Distribution arrangements
84
4.4 Domestic price trends
86
4.5 The export market
87
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5 POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT
93
5.1 Market outlook
93
5.2 Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
96
PART III: MAJOR ISSUES
6 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
111
6.1 Introduction
111
6.2 Rationale for public funding
113
6.3 Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation 116
6.4 Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture
117
6.5 Assessment of institutional arrangements
120
6.6 150 per cent tax concession for R&D expenditure
125
7 THE ROLE OF THE AUSTRALIAN WINE
AND BRANDY CORPORATION
127
7.1 Historical background and curer nt operations of the AWBC128
7.2 Export controls
130
7.3 Promotion
134
7.4 International trade relations
137
7.5 Food standards
138
7.6 Truth in labelling
140
7.7 Assessment and proposals for change
141
8 IRRIGATION AND WATER ISSUES
167
8.1 Introduction
167
8.2 Allocating rights to water use
169
8.3 Areas for reform
190
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9 OTHER IMPEDIMENTS
193
9.1 Packaging costs
193
9.2 Labour and training issues
199
9.3 Grape supply arrangements
209
9.4 State regulations
217
10 EXTERNAL EFFECTS OF ACLOHOL CONSUMPTION
225
10.1 Introduction
225
10.2 Effects on health of alcohol consumption
227
10.3 The costs of alcohol abuse
238
10.4 Measures to control alcohol abuse
243
10.5 Summary
247
11 TAXATION OF WINE AND BRANDY
249
PART A: Setting the scene
250
11.1 Introduction
250
11.2 Indirect taxation in Australia
251
11.3 Guidelines for judging taxation measures
259
11.4 Participants' views about the form and level of
taxes on wine
263
PART B: The Committee's recommendations
282
11.5 Taxation recommendations
282
PART C:Tax-related matters raised by the brandy
industry
314
12 OTHER TAXATION MATTERS
321
12.1 Wholesale sales tax treatment of wine used for tasting 321
12.2 Wholesale sales tax concessions for small business
325
12.3 Write-off allowance for establishing vineyards
328
12.4 Valuation of wine stocks for income tax purposes
330
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12.5 Taxation of `ready-to-drink' alcoholic beverages
336
12.6 Taxation of flavoured beverages with a fortified wine base340
12.7 The Fringe BenefitsTax
343
12.8 The Income Equalisation Deposits scheme
347
12.9 Assistance to develop export markets
349
12.10 Cash grants for winemakers
350
12.11 State and territory liquor licence fees
351
APPENDICES
A Participation in the Inquiry
361
B Key elements of the AWBC Act and regulations
369
C Transferability of water
379
D Assistance to the wine industry
387
REFERENCES
393
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