Not passing the pub test: Why Aussies think the booze tax needs to go
Once a core part of Aussie culture, there are growing concerns the government's creeping alcohol tax could be threatening the tradition of shouting a round of drinks at the pub.
The booze tax has been climbing every six months, indexed to inflation, since then-prime minister Bob Hawke introduced it in the 1980s.
For many years, the tax went largely unnoticed but now it's hurting publicans, punters and bottle shop owners where it hurts.
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Once a core part of Aussie culture, there are growing concerns the government's creeping alcohol tax could be threatening the tradition of shouting a round of drinks at the pub. Nine
After the most recent tax hike in February, almost half of the cost of a $60 slab of beer now goes to the tax man. Nine
After the most recent tax hike in February, almost half of the cost of a $60 slab of beer now goes to the tax man.
With a federal election looming, pressure is mounting on our nation's leaders to ditch the booze tax.
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