Dylan Firth: Brewers' Association Executive Director on the increase to the alcohol excise tax

Published: June 12, 2024, 9:20 p.m.

Beer brewers say they're disappointed in the government for bumping alcohol taxes.\xa0

The alcohol excise tax is set to increase by 4.1% from July.\xa0

It follows a number of increases over recent years.\xa0

Brewers' Association Executive Director Dylan Firth told Mike Hosking that things are pretty tough out there.

He says the last government made a number of increases to the tax, but more hikes are unsustainable.\xa0

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