Craft beer and wine sectors calling for changes to excise duties in budget
OTTAWA — Canadian craft alcohol producers are hoping excise tax changes are brewing in the federal finance minister’s office.
Industry representatives say craft producers need relief from excise duties, which went up automatically on Friday for beer, cider, spirits and malt liquor.
A finance committee report on the upcoming budget recommends the government adopt a system similar to the one in the United States to help small Canadian distillers and other craft alcohol producers compete in Canada and abroad.
The craft beer industry was happy to see that – one of only four changes the committee recommended to personal and consumption taxes.