Switch to hand sanitizer cost some Oregon distilleries thousands
The Oregon distilleries we spoke to said they are moving out of the sanitizer business for the most part. Author: Andrew Dorn Updated: 2:23 PM MDT June 10, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Last spring, distilleries across Oregon teamed up to produce hand sanitizer amid a national shortage driven by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, many of those same distilleries have hundreds of gallons leftover. In some cases, the switch to sanitizer resulted in a loss of thousands of dollars.
We spoke to multiple distilleries that started making hand sanitizer last spring and each one said they are mostly moving away from the sanitizer business.
After proposed 2,800% tax on beer and wine stalls, Oregon lawmakers consider new alcohol price hikes
Lawmakers Monday will consider creating a bipartisan task force that would aim to reduce alcohol consumption by 15% with cost increases. Author: Cristin Severance (KGW) Updated: 1:02 AM PDT April 5, 2021
There is a new push to raise the cost of alcohol in Oregon after a proposed bill that would have raised taxes on beer and wine by nearly 3,000% stalled.
House Bill 3296 would have raised the tax on beer from $2.60 a barrel to $72.60 and the tax on wine from 65 cents a barrel to $10.65. A tax on distilled spirits would have been set by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission every two years.
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