"Sink the Drink Tax" campaign

Hospitality Industry Launches Web Site to Educate Legislators, Consumers on Dangers of Proposed Alcohol Tax Increase

Published in Health Business Week, February 27th, 2009

A coalition of California-based manufacturers, distributors and retailers of beer, wine and distilled spirits have launched www.sinkthedrinktax.com, a new Web site to educate and mobilize state legislators and consumers against an increase in the state excise tax on alcohol. A nickel-a-drink tax would be, in effect, a 267 percent tax increase on beer, a 640 percent tax increase on wine, and a 129 percent increase on spirits.

"History and research have shown that alcohol taxes are highly regressive and disproportionately hit lower- and middle-income consumers," said Adam Smith, Western Region Vice President, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). "These...

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Source: Health Business Week (2009-02-27)

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