Minnesota bill increasing beer excise tax by 600% passes House, Senate bill awaits vote
The tax will already be built into the cost, and then that increase will also be subject to sales taxes at the register. Kocina says, "$4.60 a barrel to $27.75 a barrel. It’s a big increase. And then what happens is they’re going to tax that tax again at the cash register. When they say it’s only seven cents, that’s really not true."
Minnesota already ranks 10th in terms of highest excise taxes on beer according to The Tax Foundation.
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