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Committee rejects repeal of malt beverage excise tax; supporters cite small-business relief, opponents cite local revenue
Summary
House Bill 124, which would repeal Wyoming's malt beverage excise tax, failed in the Revenue Committee. Testimony focused on the modest size of the tax, administrative burden on microbreweries, and the revenue the tax generates for the general fund.
The House Revenue Committee voted 2-6 to reject House Bill 124, which would repeal the state's excise tax on malt beverages.
Representative Feiler, sponsor of the bill, said the excise tax imposes administrative burdens on microbreweries and other small producers that must send periodic reports and checks for small amounts. “A lot of the administrative costs that gets burned on to the microbreweries… are just a very big burdensome on small business,” he told the committee.
Tom Montoya of the Wyoming Department of Revenue’s Liquor Division provided the committee with fiscal figures showing actual malt beverage excise…
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