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Marin Institute
States Can Charge for Alcohol-Related Harm to Ease Budget Deficits
June 7th, 2009
As state budgets sink, Marin Institute, the alcohol industry watchdog, released a tool to calculate the rising tide of alcohol taxes and fees. The user-friendly alcohol tax calculator can be found at www.MarinInstitute.org. "It looks simple," said Michele Simon, research and policy director at Marin Institute. But the calculations behind the scenes are anything but simple. This is a serious tool for lawmakers and advocates who need fast, accurate numbers." The powerful online program works for every state, as well the federal government and the District of Columbia. You just enter the amount of new tax (nickel or dime a drink, for example) for beer,...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-06-07)
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