Ontario Government Again Freezes Built-In Tax Hike on Beer and Wine

Ontario Government Again Freezes Built-In Tax Hike on Beer and Wine
High-end wine and sparkling wine on display at a liquor store in Vancouver. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
Jennifer Cowan
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The Ontario government is again vowing to freeze the provincial tax built into the price of beer and wine as Ottawa gets ready to increase its federal tax on alcohol this spring.

The province has announced the beer basic tax and Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) mark-up rates that were set to rise roughly 4.6 percent on March 1 will remain frozen for the next two years.