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If we scrap the 'beer tax', will pub culture and live music thrive again?

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Australia's pub culture and live music venues are struggling under rising alcohol costs, ABC News reports, driven by six-monthly increases in the beer excise. Policymakers are debating whether scrapping the tax could reverse the decline.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/scrap-beer-tax-for...

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