In An Effort To Ration Nation's Fuel Supplies, PM Considers Also Slashing Beer Excise Tax

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As the War in Iran rages, Prime Minister Albanese is taking unprecedented action to ensure that Australians are neither exploited or left behind at the bowers, as the nation's fuel crisis worsens.

The good news is, schooners will be going back to pre-GFC prices

Following Monday's 'National Cabinet' meeting between the Prime Minister and State and Territory leaders, a four-stage plan has been drafted up to guide Australia through the unpredictable months ahead.

Without wanting to trigger memories of the pandemic, the Government has gently alluded to the fact that the final stage of this plan would involve prioritising fuel supplies to critical sectors.

From the very start of this global oil shortage, the most exposed Australian industry has been agriculture - and primary producers say they want clarity around which sectors would be considered critical in the event of fuel rationing.

In the meanwhile, the government will focus on the next two stages.

Having already slashed the fuel excise tax to limit the surging prices at service stations around the country, the Federal Government will next look to other ways that taxpayers can do more to help industry.

The second stage will see the Prime Minister scrapping the exorbitant taxes on beer, in a long-winded attempt to ration fuel supplies.

The government's beer excise tax increased every six months since 1983, before the Prime Minister announced a temporary two-year freeze in August last year.

However, that doesn't change the fact that approximately 60% of the cost of full-strength packaged beer and 47% of mid-strength beer is tax.

Albanese is reportedly looking at repealing this gluttonous tax immediately, in turn, driving the price of VB down to 20-30 bucks per carton

Schooners will now cost 3 bucks and pints will cost 5 bucks. As they should

While it's shameful that a major war was the reason that our government had to remove these greedy taxes from beer, the nation is somewhat excited to see their local pubs come alive again.

Albanese has suggested that publicans might want to put a band on, given the money they'll also be saving.

"We want everyone in the pub. Not just degenerate pokies addicts" said the PM.

"The only rule is, you have to follow the road rules. No driving to and from. You have either walk, get the bus, or get a taxi"