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Andrew Brown and Poppy Johnston

Coalition matches Labor pledge to keep beer tax on ice

A two-year freeze on the excise on beer is not expected to make a huge difference to prices. (Daniel Munoz/AAP PHOTOS)

Beer drinkers, brewers and the hospitality sector can expect the beer excise to stay on hold temporarily no matter who wins the federal election.

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.

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