BEER PRICES RISE.
AUSTRALIA'S WAR BUDGET. (Reed. 10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. As the result of a conference of representatives of the brewing and hotel interests with the Prices Commissioner yesterday concerning an increase in the excise duty on beer and spirits under the wartime Budget, increases in the retail prices of bottled and draught beer will be announced to-day from Canberra.
It is understood ail extra penny will be charged for a large glass of beer and an extra twopence 011 bottled beer.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 282, 27 November 1940, Page 7
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84BEER PRICES RISE. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 282, 27 November 1940, Page 7
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