The Prime Minister has confirmed “we will freeze the indexation on draught beer excise for two years” on Friday night, in what he described as a win for beer drinkers, brewers and hospitality ...

The Australian government has announced a two-year pause on adjustments to draught beer excise, calling it “a win for beer drinkers, brewers, and hospitality businesses”. “We will freeze ...

Picture: NewsWire/ Tim Pascoe From August 2025, the biannual alcohol excise, which is charged to brewers and distillers will be paused on draught beer, beer served from a keg or cask, meaning it ...

Standing at the Marrickville home of Hawke's Brewing, named after former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke, Mr Albanese said the draught beer excise freeze was a "win for beer drinkers". He also said ...

The opposition has mirrored the Albanese government's pledge to pause indexation levels on draught beer for two years, aimed at courting schooner-loving voters. Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor ...

The Prime Minister announced a pause to indexation on the draught beer excise, which applies to beer on tap at hospitality venues. The freeze on excise indexation will only apply to beer on tap.

What’s the draught beer excise? Excise is a tax levied on alcohol and tobacco produced in Australia, as well as on fuel and petroleum products. The beer and spirit excise is raised twice ...