Alcohol excise tax, volume of alcohol beverage and volume of pure alcohol, by region and year.
Megan Pledger made this Official Information request to New Zealand Customs Service
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From: Megan Pledger
Dear New Zealand Customs Service,
1) Could you please provide to me the value of the excise tax collected on alcohol in each region of New Zealand e.g. Canterbury, Auckland, Wellington.
2) Can I also have the volume of beverage and the volume of pure alcohol this equates to, by region.
3) Can this data be broken down according to beverage type.
4) Can I have this data in 6 monthly intervals from Jan-June 2007 to July-Dec 2016.
As I am using the website FYI.org.nz, I would be grateful if you would provide these submissions by email (as one or more PDF attachments).
Yours faithfully,
Megan Pledger
From: OIA
New Zealand Customs Service
Ref: OIA 17 - 259
Dear Megan Pledger
Acknowledgment of request for official information
Thank you for your email of 13 October 2017, which was received by the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) on 13 October 2017. You have requested the following information:
"1) Could you please provide to me the value of the excise tax collected on alcohol in each region of New Zealand e.g. Canterbury, Auckland, Wellington.
2) Can I also have the volume of beverage and the volume of pure alcohol this equates to, by region.
3) Can this data be broken down according to beverage type.
4) Can I have this data in 6 monthly intervals from Jan-June 2007 to July-Dec 2016."
We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act.
You can expect a response within the statutory timeframe as set out in the Official Information Act.
Yours sincerely
Correspondence, Reviews and Ministerial Servicing
New Zealand Customs Service
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From: OIA
New Zealand Customs Service
Dear Ms Pledger
Please see attached a response to your Official Information Act request.
Yours sincerely
Correspondence, Reviews and Ministerial Servicing
New Zealand Customs Service
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From: Megan Pledger
Dear OIA, Customs Service,
I asked for some data on "Alcohol excise tax, volume of alcohol beverage and volume of pure alcohol, by region and year" and I am grateful for your response - OIA 17 259 dated 13 November 2017.
On FYI that is
https://fyi.org.nz/request/6695-alcohol-...
However, the response, as a pdf, is not in a format that is easy to analyse and graph. Could you please provide the tables in excel or csv format.
Thanks for your help in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Megan Pledger
From: OIA
New Zealand Customs Service
Dear Ms Pledger
Thank you for your email of 20 November 2017.
I've attached an excel version of the table that Customs provided you with on 13 November 2017 as well as a copy of the original decision and related PDF table (that we have retained for our records).
Yours sincerely
Correspondence, Reviews and Ministerial Servicing
New Zealand Customs Service
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