Alberta ditches beer tax hike citing tariffs, need to support local businesses / Global

Thursday, June 5, 2025, 3:21 pm

Alberta’s government reversed a fee schedule that would have raised taxes on breweries, citing tariffs and the need to support local businesses. Critics might say the authorities finally learned that local brewers prefer their beers untaxed rather than bitterly over-regulated.

theglobeandmail.com / Alberta scraps beer tax hike, citing Trump’s tariffs and desire to support Canadian business

Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally’s office says the government has installed a higher production threshold and more gradual fee increases beneath it

globalnews.ca / Alberta ditches beer tax hike citing tariffs, need to support local businesses

The fee hike was introduced in February and substantially lowered the production threshold breweries needed to hit before they had to pay higher fees to the province.

thestar.com / Alberta government walks back beer tax hike citing tariffs, need to support business

EDMONTON - Alberta's government has ditched a new fee schedule for breweries that would have seen the province's oldest beer maker pay significantly more in taxes.

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