BEER TAX
February 1st, 2004
BY PHILIP FINE, in Montreal
HOW micro is micro? That seems to be the question in Pennsylvania after a tax credit reserved for microbreweries quintupled its production volume criteria. The move has angered both Miller and Coors, who have been pushing to repeal the change. Until recently, the government gave money back to small in-state breweries, defined as those producing 300,000 barrels or less, for money spent on new equipment. The revised tax credit now covers breweries making up to 1.5 million barrels. That means bigger labels such as Yuengling, Iron City ...
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