The simple pleasure of enjoying a pint down the local is becoming “a luxury”, warn beer campaigners. The same drink was typically priced £4.45 in February 2023, meaning that a pint costs almost 6 per cent more than 12 months ago. ‘Punishing economic landscape’ Nik Antona, the chairman of Campaign for Real Ale, said: “The escalation of beer prices, as …
Australian drinkers are facing another significant rise in beer prices this week, as a twice-yearly federal tax comes into effect. Key points: The cost of beer will rise by 3.7 per cent from Wednesday, on top of last August's increase of 4 per cent The long-standing tax on beer is tied to inflation, which is rising rapidly The Brewers Association …
Once unthinkable, a $20 schooner could soon be upon as inflation continues to hit pubs hard and brewers brace for another crippling tax hike. The eye-watering price, sighted at Common Bar and Kitchen at Perth Airport, comes as beer prices reach record levels across the country with a fresh beer excise tax set to raise prices again in August. Beer …
