Mayors call for Abbott to reform alcohol tax

By Dan Harrison
Updated October 31 2014 - 12:18am, first published 12:00am
Lord mayors have urged the government for alcoholic drinks to be taxed according to their alcohol content. Photo: Andrew Sheargold
Lord mayors have urged the government for alcoholic drinks to be taxed according to their alcohol content. Photo: Andrew Sheargold

The nation's capital city mayors have asked Prime Minister Tony Abbott to reform alcohol taxation, saying young men "preloading" on cheap wine before hitting city nightspots were behind much booze-fuelled violence.

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