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Brewery industry's call for smaller hikes in excise tax

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Publish Date
Fri, 31 Jan 2025, 6:50pm
(Photo / NZ Herald)
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Brewery industry's call for smaller hikes in excise tax

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB ,
Publish Date
Fri, 31 Jan 2025, 6:50pm

A new report has found that beer makes up almost 1% of our country's GDP.

Brewing accounted for $3.6 billion of our GDP last year and 1.3% of the national workforce is employed in the brewing industry, but alcohol excise duties often outpace inflation, and this is having an effect on the industry.

Garage Project co-owner Jos Ruffell is calling for smaller hikes in excise tax to support the industry. 

"Our single largest ingredient cost each month is excise tax to the government," he said. 

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