One small booze tax break, one giant step for North Carolina's liquor laws and … space whiskey? Yes, it's true, a bill re-tuning North Carolina's ABC laws was proposed in late June. This bill brought up potential Sunday liquor sales, happy hours and impending tax breaks to any distillers looking to age their whiskey in space, according to local news outlet WRAL News.
(The Center Square) -- Connecticut's craft beer makers are getting a break on their excise tax bill as part of a broader measure aimed at fostering the brewing industry.
The state's excise tax on beer dropped by 16.7% beginning on July 1, which lowered the tax on a 31-gallon barrel of beer to $6, from $7.20 previously, and the excise tax on wine from $0.24 to $0.20 per gallon.
A long-standing Indiana law changed July 1 in an effort to expand family dining space in Hoosier restaurants. The law previously prohibited minors under 18 years of age from dining in the bar area of a restaurant.
Some 60 vintners and staff will be out of a job after Australia's biggest producer announced it will close one of its Victorian wineries.
ASX-listed Treasury Wine Estates said it will shutter its commercial Karadoc winery by mid-2024, citing rising production costs and a customer shift away from budget plonk.
- Reducing alcohol consumption, the Nordic way: alcohol monopolies, marketing bans and higher taxation
Nordic countries have a long history of alcohol consumption, complex challenges with heavy episodic drinking practices, and a reputation of implementing some of the strongest regulations to reduce alcohol-related harms.
Today, alcohol drinking levels in the Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, are among the lowest in the European Union.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A new bill is currently making its way around NC legislation, if passed the bill will impact North Carolina ABC stores.
Senate Bill 527 is lengthy, however, it would revamp the state's liquor laws and could allow ABC stores across the state to be open seven days a week.
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. -- Beginning Saturday, July 1, four laws impacting the operation of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC), its licensees and applicants for ABC licenses will take effect.
With just one month till the government's alcohol tax hikes are effective, the Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) has reiterated why the "crippling" duty increases should be scrapped
But a new study digs into the downside of "booze bonding" -- these women are 60% more likely to engage in excessive drinking than their peers were some 25 years earlier.
This bill, sponsored by Rep. Napoleon Nelson, helps many family-owned taverns, bars and licensed restaurants increase revenue opportunities as they work to recover from years of bad news.