noun
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
A tax imposed on alcoholic beverages; used in legal, economic, and news contexts when discussing alcohol prices, tax rates, or policy.
政府はビールの酒税を見直す方針だ。
The government plans to review the liquor tax on beer.
酒税の引き上げで、酒類の価格が上がった。
Prices of alcoholic beverages rose because of the increase in liquor tax.
The Liquor Tax Act, the law related to alcohol taxation; 酒税 refers to the tax itself.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 酒, meaning alcoholic drink, and 税, meaning tax; the written form transparently reflects the meaning.