US-State Governments Neglect Beer Taxes
Donnerstag 1. April 2010 von htm
With colored-coded maps published online today, Marin Institute illustrates how inflation has decreased the value of low beer taxes, while state budget shortfalls have exploded.
“Amazingly, six states have not raised beer taxes in more than fifty years,” stated Marin Institute’s Research and Policy Director Michele Simon. “More than half the states have not raised beer excise taxes in at least two decades. Legislators are ignoring a lot of revenue their states could use right now.”
The alcohol industry watchdog calls their new maps tool Neglected and Outdated State Beer Taxes. It compares for each the number of years since last tax increase and the real value decline due to not keeping up with inflation. (Source: Marin Institute, 3/30/10)
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