警方正在调查为什么有组织犯罪的消防炸弹. Police investigate if a tax break for craft spirits fuels firebombings linked to organized crime.

墨尔本警方正在调查是否在莫里森政府下引入的工艺酒精制造商联邦减税可能与最近一波针对夜店的燃烧炸弹事件有关. Police in Melbourne are investigating whether a federal tax break for craft spirit makers, introduced under the Morrison government, may be linked to a recent wave of firebombings targeting nightspots. 据估计, 非法贩运者每年逃脱超过7亿美元的消费税. Authorities are exploring if the scheme has been exploited by new, unlicensed operators and potentially fueled by organized crime, with some estimates suggesting bootleggers avoid over $700 million in excise annually. 减税的目的是支持小型蒸厂, 但已经花费纳税人额外$ 225万和安全问题及市场扭曲提出担忧. The tax break was meant to support small distillers but has cost taxpayers an additional $225 million and raised concerns about safety and market distortion.