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Wednesday, 27 August 1997
Page: 5779


Senator ELLISON (Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs and Minister Assisting the Attorney-General)(12.24 p.m.) —I do not take issue with what you say, Senator Sherry. However, if we were to support the Greens amendment we would be treating fermented alcohol differently from the way it has been treated to the present day. That would be the introduction of a new tax—something we promised the people of Australia we would not do. I do not think I can put it any more simply than that.