Question 35739 — alcohol and alcoholic beverages

Summary

Mr. Patrick Loiseau draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the subject of the recommendations relating to the ten-year strategy against cancer. The proposed strategy, adopted by the board of directors of the National Cancer Institute (INCA) on November 27, 2020, plans in particular to increase excise duties on wine, to study the establishment of a minimum price and to tax promotional expenses of alcoholic drinks. To do this, she suggests that “better harmonization of current taxation could be proposed in the sense of reducing the most obvious tax differences between products with the same alcoholic strength. At the same time, it will be necessary to continue the evaluation of foreign experiences in terms of minimum prices and their applicability in the French context. Taxation of promotional expenses alcohol could also be proposed in order to specifically target the marketing and advertising actions of manufacturers. Without being named, wine is directly targeted here because its excise duties are lower than those of other alcoholic beverages. In a particularly tense economic context, and while wine consumption in France is at its lowest historical level, the implementation of a tax system behavioral, with unproven effectiveness in reducing excessive consumption, would further weaken a sector which nevertheless contributes to the economic and cultural influence of France throughout the world. Many European and global countries do not understand the repeated attacks on its wine industry, which generates tens of thousands of jobs and added value for its economy. While these proposals are currently being examined by the Government, he asks it to kindly indicate whether it intends to arbitrate in favor of balancing measures to reconcile the prevention of risky behavior and the preservation of a responsible consumption model supported by the sector.

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