Brew-tal: Price of a Schooner in Australia Reportedly Set to Skyrocket to $12

Summer is in full swing, and what better way to enjoy the warm weather than with a cold beer in hand? But before you head to your local pub or bar, prepare yourself and, more importantly, your wallets. It’s time to break out the piggy bank, because beer prices are about to skyrocket. According to recent reports, schooners will go up to a staggering AU$12 in some places in Australia. It might be time to skip the club and have an old fashioned house party instead.

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In a letter obtained by The Daily Telegraph, the head of The Beer Brewer’s Association of Australia (BAA), John Preston, wrote to Treasurer Jim Chalmers, saying: “People are already paying $8 a schooner in parts of Sydney – if it continues to rise as it will soon rise past $12.”

Recent figures from the Brewers Association of Australia have revealed tax on beer has seen a record 8% increase in the past six months – the biggest jump in more than 30 years. This increase is largely due to the Consumer Price Index, which rose by 7.8% in the past year. Starting February 1st, consumers can expect to see their draft and packaged beer prices increase by an additional 3.7%, on top of the 4% increase implemented last August. This latest increase is another blow to consumers who are already feeling the pressure of rising prices, leaving many feeling like they are already on tight budgets.

The Beer Brewer’s Association of Australia (BAA) is speaking out against these hidden tax increases and is urging the government to freeze beer tax and even lower prices in pubs and clubs. With Australia now paying the fourth highest beer tax in the world, it’s getting harder for businesses to stay afloat. Rising inflation is making it increasingly difficult for customers to enjoy a cold drink at their local.

Alistair Flower, managing director of Flower Hotels, told ABC news: “We don’t think it should be seen as a luxury to come to your local and have a beer in the front bar,” he said. said. “After COVID, the one thing we wanted to do was get back to the local and a beer, and it gets harder and harder for people as time goes on.”

Port Macquarie pub patron Paul Walsh said it was certainly getting harder for punters to enjoy a social favour: “I think you understand prices can go up on your variables with floods and everything,” he said. “Tax on beer, it’s kind of a bit un-Australian isn’t it, to put it up when everyone else is doing it a bit hard.”

John Preston warned that the price of a pint could soon reach $15, while the tax on a pint of beer would add an additional $1.50. That means consumers will pay more than $20 in taxes for a case of beer. In response, the Brewers Association is calling on the May Budget to introduce a two-year freeze on beer tax sold in bottles, as well as to halve the excise duty on beer served on tap. The Association believes these measures are necessary to protect the industry and its customers, who have seen prices skyrocket.

Shadow Health Minister Anne Ruston agreed.

“With cost of living pressures biting – being able to have a beer at the pub and relax is a fundamental right … last thing we need to see is increasing the price of goods,” she said.

For those interested in the scoreboard, The Daily Telegraph found that people in Canberra paid the least for a schooner at $7.50, while Adelaide coughed up the most at AU$9.14.

Trip to the nation’s capital, anyone?

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