Alcohol products are associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, health sector spending and broader social and economic costs. This project carried out a cost impact analysis of liquor licences in NSW, establishing both the unit cost and total cost of alcohol-related harms to a local area.
The development of the Alcohol-Related Harms Costing Model (ARHCM) enables NSW Health staff to compare costs borne by a particular community with the purported economic benefits proposed by the new liquor licence.
Access the full version of the report - The economic costs of alcohol-related harms in New South Wales: Development of an interactive costing too: Development of an interactive costing tool [PDF]
