Social drinkers across Australia brace for the year’s second tax hike on alcohol, as the ratcheting beer and spirit excise goes up again in August. The nation’s peak hospitality body is again protesting the “crippling tax” scheduled to increase 5 August, saying it is another blow for everyday people struggling with the rising cost of […]
The twice-annual beer excise is set to ratchet up again this week, finding continued cries for leniency as Australia clocks undesirably high inflation and marks the biggest annual beer tax increase in decades. The excise duty is the tax per litre of alcohol and the rate for beer is indexed every February, and again every
The Federal Government has issued its much-anticipated budget for the coming year, and critics are saying it is tainted with pre-election flavour, with only modest gains for small business and hospitality. It appears Prime Minister Scott Morrison will be staying on the cans, as one promise that did not come was the hotel industry’s push
Industry associations are joining pubs and clubs in calling for relief from the ratcheting tax on draught beer, as businesses attempt to recover from the impacts of COVID. A campaign fronted by the National Australian Hotels Association, along with Clubs Australia and the Brewers Association, is rolling out around the country, starting in Queensland this
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By David Ward – Australian Brewery, Rouse Hill The Federal Budget released on 8 May has flagged a change in the tax rate for beer in kegs smaller than 48 litres. All kegs above eight litres will now be taxed at the same lower rate. At the Australian Brewery we believe any kind
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