House measure would increase state liquor tax
Liquor could get more expensive this year now that a bill was introduced to impose a surcharge on the state’s liquor tax.
House Bill 771 proposes a 3-year-long increase to the state’s liquor tax, which currently imposes a nearly $6 tax per gallon on distilled spirits and a nearly $1 tax on nondraft beer.
While the bill does not yet specify precisely how much the tax surcharge should be, it projects a 10 cent surcharge would generate $62.7 million in revenue for the state.
