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