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Committee approves tax on low-alcohol spirits with amendments amid industry opposition
2255444 · February 6, 2025
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Summary
SB641 would create a new tax category for low-alcohol-by-volume spirits at $0.85 per wine gallon. The measure passed committee with reservations recorded and industry groups warned of state revenue loss.
SB641, a measure to define “low alcohol by volume” spirits beverages and to establish a tax at a rate of 85 cents per wine gallon on those products, was considered by the Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection on Feb. 10, 2025.
Mihoko Ito of the Wine Institute testified in opposition, warning…
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