Illegal Backyard Bars

[ekul]

Was wondering when GST became a non tax.As we all pay it Gas,grain hops,water(town supply)etc etc....

Lol, I was talking about the tax of $42.31 per litre of alcohol (for beers above 3.5% by volume alcohol) that you pay in the shops, but don't pay when you make it at home. So making a batch of a 5% beer (23L) at home would save you $48.65 in tax. (if i've read the right part). From here

But you're right, its hard to avoid that trickster GST.

 

[earle]

If you really want to minimize you gst you should buy saunders malt extract rather than home brew extract and kits such as coopers. As saunders is sold for drinking purposes rather than brewing it is GST free.

Also water in a lot of cases is GST free.

 

[scott_penno]

In a backdoor bar as described in the article there will be no control over
- sale to minors
- responsible sale of alcohol in a safe environment to staff and other 'patrons'
- promotion of responsible attitude to consumption of alcohol
- social disruption to the local community, yes, this is a real problem
- fire safety
- etc

There are plenty of licensed venues where there is little if any control over most of the above...

sap.