Jos Ruffell: Garage Project co-founder on how the Australian excise tax break impacts Kiwi brewers
Kiwi brewers have voiced frustration with Australia's excise tax break for their brewers - and claimed it gives them benefits that New Zealand companies can't get.
This means New Zealand-produced beer is taxed more than its Australian counterpart, and this dispute between the trans-Tasman partners has been a point of contention for over a decade.
Garage Project co-founder Jos Ruffell says their brewery has had to pay $2.5 million worth of tax in Australia because of this, and this should have been resolved earlier.
"MFAT's looked into this, it's a clear breach of CER and we've had some really…
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