TY - JOUR
T1 - The consumption of alcohol by Australian adolescents
T2 - A comparison of revenue and expenditure
AU - Doran, Christopher M.
AU - Gascoigne, Michael B.
AU - Shakeshaft, Anthony P.
AU - Petrie, Dennis
PY - 2006/10/1
Y1 - 2006/10/1
N2 - Aims: 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. Design: Secondary data analysis. Setting: Australia. Findings: 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. Conclusions: 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.
AB - Aims: 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. Design: Secondary data analysis. Setting: Australia. Findings: 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. Conclusions: 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.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Alcohol
KW - Health expenditure
KW - Health policy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846089458&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.02.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 16580151
AN - SCOPUS:33846089458
VL - 31
SP - 1919
EP - 1928
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
SN - 0306-4603
IS - 10
ER -