
Wisconsin beer excise tax collection drops to lowest level in five years
Which means that people are drinking less beer (or at least less Bud and Miller)…
As Wisconsin comes off the biggest beer-drinking holiday of the year, its beer production is as flat as a keg that’s been on tap too long, according to excise tax figures from the state Department of Revenue. Last year, the state collected $9.3 million in excise taxes from state retailers and wholesalers. That’s down about 3 percent from 2010, and the lowest level in at least five years.
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