Hospitality peak body warns hidden ‘beer tax’ will cripple pub staff and hospitality workers

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Hospitality peak body warns hidden ‘beer tax’ will cripple pub staff and hospitality workers

An influential lobby group representing more than 50,000 pubs, hotels and hospitality businesses has called on the federal government to stop a “killer” alcohol tax which it says is increasing the cost of a beer or gin and tonic.

The biannual excise duty, which is set to add $800m to state coffers this financial year, has been in place has been in place since 1989 and was last upped on February 4 and will be raised again on August 5.

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