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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 24 > Perennial beer tax bill comes in new context

Perennial beer tax bill comes in new context

Now legislators need the money that could come from a proposed 1,900% increase

By Nick Budnick / The Bulletin
February 24, 2009

SALEM — A proposed nearly 1,900 percent beer tax increase that has Bend-area brewers worried received its first hearing in the Capitol on Monday.

Sponsored by Rep. Ben Cannon, D-Portland, a new bill would raise the state excise tax on brewers to $49.61 per 31-gallon barrel, which....

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