由于酒精税增加，澳大利亚啤酒和烈酒价格上涨，影响了独立酿酒商。 Australian beer and spirit prices rise due to alcohol tax increase, affecting independent brewers.
自 2 月 5 日起，由于酒类税上涨，澳大利亚饮酒者的啤酒和烈酒价格将上涨。 As of February 5, Australian drinkers will experience an increase in the cost of beer and spirits due to a rise in alcohol taxes. 该税收是世界上第三高的税收，每年根据家庭通货膨胀进行两次指数化，增加的成本加上最近的经济挑战，对独立酿酒商来说变得越来越沉重。 The tax, which is the third-highest in the world, is indexed twice a year based on household inflation, and the added cost combined with recent economic challenges has become increasingly burdensome for independent brewers. 独立啤酒商协会主席理查德·沃特金斯表示，啤酒税在过去三到五年里增加了近8%，使得本土啤酒商很难与海外生产商竞争。 The chairman of the Independent Brewers Association, Richard Watkins, stated that the beer tax has increased by nearly 8% in the past three to five years, making it difficult for local brewers to compete with overseas-owned producers.