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Beer Institute Backs Rollback Of Federal Excise Tax

Posted June 1, 2011 by Greg Barbera

In a recent press release, the Beer Institute announced its support for a legislative bill that would roll back the federal  excise tax on beer to its pre-1991 level of $9 per barrel. “There has long been industry-wide support for rolling back the federal excise tax, which unfairly targets the beer industry,” said Joe McClain, president of the Beer Institute. You can read the press release here.

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