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Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Albanese’s pitch on beer – temporary freeze on excise indexation

The Albanese government will temporarily freeze the indexation on draught beer excise, in what it describes as a win for drinkers, brewers and businesses.

The freeze is for two years and starts from the next due indexation date in August. Indexation changes are made twice a year, with the most recent one in February.

The government says the cost to the budget would be $95 million over four years from 2025-26.

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