Roper: Now a $17 million tax increase on beer, wine, & liquor?!

Roper: Now a $17 million tax increase on beer, wine, & liquor?!

It’s enough to drive you to drink.by Rob RoperA handful of Democrats presented their bill, H.376, which would increase the excise tax on liquor and the gallonage (turns out that’s a word) tax on wine and beer by an estimated total of $16 to $17 million on hard after-working Vermonters. This represents for beer and hard cider a whopping jump from 26¢ per gallon tax to $1.36. For wine, an even bigger whop from 55¢ to $3.75, and spirits will jump f…